The National Weather Service predicts a 20 percent chance of isolated showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m., otherwise mostly sunny on Friday, with a high near 79. Friday night should be cloudy as the rain approaches, with a low around 62. Saturday expect showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Sunday there is also a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 78.

The skies above
TIDES Hudson: High, 8:35 p.m./Low, 2:30 p.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 5:56 a.m./8:08 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 12:57 a.m./ 11:16 p.m.

Birthdays
August 5 Neil Armstrong, Patrick Ewing, Adam Yauch, Funkmaster Flex, and John Olerud.

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DEMOCRACY NOW! Hosted by Amy Goodman. 8 a.m.
WGXC MORNING SHOW Tom Roe updates of the morning news. 9 a.m.
WORK Hosted by Max Goldfarb and Laura Kunreuther. 10 a.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH International news. 11 a.m.
PURE MOODS Shannekia McIntosh plays all sorts of music. Noon-2 p.m.
QUE COCINARE HOY? Antonio Flores-Lobos hosts in Spanish. 2 p.m.
THE HALF-HOUR NEWS HOUR News for Greene County and the Catskills from the Watershed Post blog. 3 p.m.
KNOCK ON WOOD Steve Charney hosts. 3:30 p.m.
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AL JAZEERA ENGLISH 6 p.m.
FREE SPEECH RADIO NEWS 6:30 p.m.
HOTLINE RADIO L Dot Dinero and The Guy host. 9:30 p.m.
TRANSMISSION ART Radio theater, experimental sound, field recordings, radio art, mash-ups, shortwave radio news, and more midnight through 6 a.m. Sunday morning.