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[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="128"] Cairo: High 32F; low 18F.[/caption]

[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="125"] Catskill: High 32F; low 18F.[/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:

Today: Mostly sunny. High near 31. Tonight, mostly cloudy. Low around 16.

Forecast for the next three days:

Friday: Sunny. High near 39. A slight chance of snow overnight. Mostly cloudy. Low around 26.
Saturday: Snow likely before 1 p.m., then rain and snow likely. Cloudy. High near 39. Snow and rain, turning to snow overnight. Cloudy. Low around 33. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday: A chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy. High near 40. Sunday night, mostly cloudy. Low around 25.

Sunrise today: 6:42 a.m.
Sunset today: 5:36 p.m.

Length of the day: 10:54 hrs.

Town meetings

Today is the third Thursday of the month.
(WGXC suggests you call ahead to confirm time and location.)

ANCRAM Board meeting at 7 p.m. in Town Hall at 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
CHATHAM Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. Town Hall, 488 State Route 295, Chatham (392-3262).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Board of Supervisors Safety Committee meeting at 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
COPAKE Comprehensive Planning Committee meeting at 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
DURHAM Town board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham.
GHENT Town Board meeting at the Ghent Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644)
HUDSON Common Council Economic Development Committee meeting at 6 p.m. at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
KINDERHOOK Historical Committee meeting at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).

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, Prison Phone Calls The monthly FCC meeting was held Feb. 20, 2013. This is a report on the agenda "Improving Wireless Coverage for Consumers Through the Use of Signal Boosters;" and "Increasing the Amount of Spectrum Available for Unlicensed Devices in the 5 GHz Band." Plus a Free Speech Radio News report: "One major phone carrier recently settled a multi-million dollar legal action for failing to disclose the high cost of collect calls placed from prison. When the case was filed 12 years ago, prisoner advocates asked the FCC to take action. Now, more than a decade later, the agency is finally moving forward with reform. FSRN’s Caroline Lewis reports."
2 a.m.: Radio Stew: Citizen's Band Tune in Channel 6 locally on CB radio, and to this story and songs of citizen's band. Includes Cledus Maggard's "CB Lingo," Porter Wagoner and Dolly Parton's "10-4 Over and Out," Red Sovine's "Teddy Bear," C.W. McCall's "Convoy," Cledus Maggard's "White Knight," and more.
3 a.m.: Giant Ear: Destruction Sounds Field recordings and original works of the sounds of destruction on Giant Ear))) the soundscape of the New York Society for Acoustic Ecology. Audio that evokes or record destruction, crashes, explosions. Curated by Mary Jeys. Tune in at www.free103point9.org.
5 a.m.: WSQT News: 20130221 News from Washington D.C. pirate radio station.
6 a.m. to 11:59 p.m.: WGXC Hands-On Community Radio

6 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show Hosted by Philip Grant. Morning news, music, interviews features and agriculture reporting. Call in with your views at 518-828-0290.
8 a.m.: Democracy Now! hosted by Amy Goodman and Juan Gonzalez.
9 a.m.: WGXC Morning Show continues with local news, events, music and more, with host Philip Grant.
11 a.m.: Al Jazeera English
2 p.m.: Between the Lines: Janet Riccobono, Christine Wade Life coaching has become hugely popular in recent years. Catskill-based life coach Janet Riccobono describes what it is, dispels some of the myths surrounding it, offers some practical suggestions and reveals her own life-changing experience. Plus, Catskills-based novelist Christine Wade reads from her new novel "Seven Locks," based on local folklore. She talks about what inspired it, what influenced her and the book's unusual characters and structure. Hosted by Ann Forbes-Cooper.
3 p.m.: Radio Theatre: The Muppet Show A tribute to Muppets with clips from the show, mash-ups, tributes, and more. An episode of the serial "Pigs in Space" is included with an editorial from Sam the Eagle, muppet attacks by Fox News, and Kermit responding to said Fox News attacks.
3:30 p.m.: Kid's Brain Radio live from the Catskill Community Center. Hosted by Matt Bua and Sam Sebren.
4 p.m.: WGXC Afternoon Show
6 p.m.: Al Jazeera English
6:30 p.m.: Free Speech Radio News

ANCRAM Board meeting at 7 p.m. in Town Hall at 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
CHATHAM Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. Town Hall, 488 State Route 295, Chatham (392-3262).
COLUMBIA COUNTY Public Safety Committee meeting at 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
COPAKE Comprehensive Planning Committee meeting at 7:30 p.m., at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
DURHAM Town board meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Town Building, 7309 State Rt. 81, East Durham.
GHENT Town Board meeting at the Ghent Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66, Ghent (392-4644)
COLUMBIA COUNTY Public Works Committee at 6 p.m. at County Office Building, 401 State Street, Hudson.
HUDSON Department of Public Works Committee meeting at 6 p.m.; Legal Committee meeting starts at 6:45 p.m at City Hall, 520 Warren Street, Hudson (828-1030).
KINDERHOOK Historical Committee meeting at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).