Today is Day 10 of the WGXC Radical Radio 2017 Winter Pledge Drive. During the coming days, WGXC programmers, volunteers and staff must raise $20,000 to keep WGXC Hands-on Radio on the air, live and local during the coming months. Your support will make all the difference. Call (518) 697-7400 or go online to wgxc.org [slash] donate. Thank you for supporting creative community radio in New York's Greene and Columbia counties.

Local weather forecast:

TODAY: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1 p.m., then a slight chance of showers between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, mostly cloudy. High near 68. Friday night, a chance of showers, mainly after 4 a.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 54.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS
SATURDAY: A chance of showers before 1 p.m., then rain likely between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then rain and possibly a thunderstorm after 4 p.m. High near 60. Saturday night, a chance of showers before 1 a.m., then a slight chance of snow showers after 4 a.m. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 31. The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for Saturday, warning of moderate to heavy rainfall from the afternoon into the evening. Strong gusty winds are also possible during the same time.
SUNDAY: Mostly sunny. High near 41. Sunday night, partly cloudy. Low around 28.

Sunrise today: 6:36 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:40 p.m.
LENGTH OF THE DAY: 11 hrs.

PUBLIC MEETINGS
Today is the fourth 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 City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).

POLITICAL EVENTS
Unofficial JOHN FASO Town Hall, 6 p.m., Feb. 24, at George Washington Elementary School in Kingston. Organized by Citizen Action of the Hudson Valley. Local activists organized this town hall event for Faso. He is not expected to attend. The first-term Congressman is not holding public meetings with his constituents.
PLANNED PARENTHOOD Fundraiser, 9 p.m., Feb. 24, at Quinn's in Beacon. Benefit show for Planned Parenthood Global.
Make Faso Listen March, 2 p.m., Feb. 25, at U.S. Rep. John Faso's District Office, 2 Hudson Street, Kinderhook. Organized by Indivisible CD19NY.
PEOPLE'S MARCH for Education Justice, 1 p.m., Mar. 4 at locations across New York: Buffalo, Rochester, Schenectady, Kingston and New York City. Organized by Citizen Action of the Hudson Valley and Alliance for Quality Education of New York.