Local weather forecast:
TODAY : Cloudy. High near 70. Additional periods of showers with some thunderstorms are likely into Friday evening. While some locations may experience some brief downpours, overall heavy rain threat looks to be less significant compared to the past few days. Friday night, patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly cloudy. Low around 62.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS:
SATURDAY: A chance of showers, mainly before 10 a.m. Partly sunny. High near 80. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Low around 62.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. High near 82. Sunday night, a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy. Low around 63.

Sunrise today: 5:32 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:30 p.m.
LENGTH OF THE DAY: 14:57 hrs.

PUBLIC MEETINGS
Today is the second Friday of the month.

WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.

HUDSON Historic Preservation Commission meeting, 10 a.m. at Hudson City Hall, 520 Warren St., Hudson (828-1030).

POLITICAL EVENTS
Weekly events:
Citizen Action HV Action Night, 5:30 p.m., every Tuesday at 7 Grand Street, Kingston. Information at hudsonvalley@citizenactionny.org, or facebook.com/HVCitizenActionNY.
New Waltz Climate Action Coalition, 5 p.m., every Thursday at New Paltz Village Hall, 23 Plattekill Ave., New Paltz. Information at (845) 419-3786 or newpaltzclimateaction@gmail.com.
Faso Friday, 12 p.m., every Friday at U.S. Rep. John Faso's District Office, 2 Hudson Street, Kinderhook. Information at erinpersists@gmail.com.