The National Weather Service predicts a slight chance of showers before 10 a.m. Wednesday, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5 p.m., with a high near 79 and a 60 percent chance of rain. Wednesday night that increases to 80 percent, with showers and possibly a thunderstorm and a low around 63. Thursday, showers are also likely, possibly a thunderstorm, with a high near 74.

Town meetings today
ATHENS Village meeting at 7 p.m. at Community Center, 2 First St., Athens (945-1551).
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).

The skies above
TIDES Hudson: High, 8:38 a.m./Low, 3:103 p.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 5:25 a.m./8:30 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET -/12:22 p.m.

Birthdays
June 22 Billy_Wilder, Paul Frees, Kris Kristofferson, Ed Bradley, Meryl Streep, Elizabeth Warren, Cyndi Lauper, and Erin Brockovich.

Tune in today
WGXC MORNING SHOW Philip Grant present the morning news, music, other features, agriculture reporting, and more. 6-8 a.m.
DEMOCRACY NOW! Hosted by Amy Goodman. 8 a.m.
WGXC MORNING SHOW Philip Grant updates the morning news. 9-10 a.m.
@ISSUE Victor Mendolia hosts. 10 a.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH International news. 11 a.m.
THE SCHOEMER SHOW Karen Schoemer interviews bassist Mike Watt (The Minutemen, dos, firehose, Iggy and the Stooges) via Skype. Noon-2 p.m.
CATSKILL REVIEW OF BOOKS 3 p.m.
YOUTH RADIO 3:30 p.m.
WGXC AFTERNOON SHOW Richard Roth and Ann Forbes Cooper host. 4-7 p.m.
TRANSMISSION ART Radio theater, experimental sound, field recordings, radio art, mash-ups, shortwave radio news, and more through 6 a.m. Thursday morning.