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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 73F; low 43F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 68F; low 43F.[/caption]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

READ TEMPERATURE IN HUDSON: On thermometer in Studio A.
FAR LEFT:The temperature on the far left is from the Hawthorne Valley Farm Weather Page.
MIDDLE TEMP: Cairo from Weather Underground page.
FAR RIGHT: Catskill from Weather Underground page.

Local weather forecast
Today's forecast is specific to Catskill, in Greene County:

The National Weather Service in Albany has issued a Hazardous Weather Outlook for today and tonight in northwestern Connecticut, western Massachusetts, east central New York and southern Vermont. Strong southerly gradient winds will gust up to 40 mph throughout the day, especially across the Mohawk Valley, greater Capital District and elevated terrain. Showers with a chance of thunderstorms are expected this afternoon and evening ahead of a cold front that will move through the area tonight. A few of the showers and/or thunderstorms could produce localized wind gusts up to 50 mph.

Today: A chance of drizzle before 9 a.m., then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Mostly cloudy. High near 71. South winds up to 20 mph, this afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms before 3 a.m., then a chance of showers. Low around 46. Breezy, with a south wind up to 23 mph. Winds could gust up to 34 mph.

Forecast for the next three days:

Saturday: Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny. High near 57. Mostly clear, Saturday night. Low around 27.
Sunday: Sunny. High near 55. Mostly clear overnight. Low around 31.
Monday: Mostly sunny. High near 55. Mostly cloudy overnight. Low around 36.

Sunrise today: 6:06 a.m.
Sunset today: 7:42 p.m.

Length of the day: 13:35 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the third Friday of the month.
WGXC is unaware of any town meetings scheduled for today.

The day ahead on 90.7-FM

Midnight to 5:59 a.m.: Free103point9 Transmission Arts overnight

12 a.m. (midnight): Radio News: FCC Open Meeting Highlights from the Federal Communications Commission's April open meeting. The Commission will consider a Second Report and Order to streamline the foreign ownership policies and procedures that apply to common carrier radio licensees and certain aeronautical radio licensees under section 310(b) of the Act, significantly reducing regulatory burdens while ensuring the Commission continues to receive the necessary information to protect the public interest.
12:05 a.m.: Radio Stew: Disconnected Movies with cell phone disconnections, bad ads, a "New York Telephone Conversation" and more. Originally broadcast Nov. 28, 2012.
1 a.m.: Taran's Free Jazz Hour: Shayna Dulberger Two hours of free jazz. Show airs on eight European radio stations also. Episode 09tfjh2013.
3 a.m.: Selected Songs: Sonny Rollins Germantown free jazzman Sonny Rollins is featured.
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