The National Weather Service predicts rain during the day, and possibly a thunderstorm before 9 a.m. High near 55. Chance of precipitation is 80 percent. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Wednesday night a chance of showers, mainly before midnight. Low around 39. Thursday, a chance of showers, mainly before 2 p.m. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53.

Town meetings tonight
GHENT Planning Board meeting agenda: Request by The Nature Institute for Site Plan Review and Special Use Permit at 20 May Hill Road, Ghent; Request by Wayne Blue LLC / Richard Coon for Lot Line Adjustment at 2476 Route 66, Ghent; Request by Mark Francis for Lot Line Adjustment at Falls Road, Ghent; Request by Vincent and Lisa Molinari for Special Use Permit at Carpenter Road, Ghent; Request by Charles Bardes and Barbara Kilpatrick for Lot Line Adjustment at 140 Ostrande Road, Ghent. 7 p.m. at Ghent Town Hall, 2306 State Route 66.
GREENPORT Greenport Town Board meeting at 7 p.m. at Greenport Town Hall.
HUDSON Hudson Common Council Youth and Aging Committee meeting, 6 p.m. at City Hall; Hudson Common Council Arts and Entertainment Committee Meeting, 6:45 p.m at City Hall, 520 Warren St.
KINDERHOOK Kinderhook Town Councilman Peter Bujanow holds a community meeting, inviting the public to come talk with him about topics that to the community. 7 p.m. at Niverville-Chatham Center United Methodist Church Hall, 28 Church St., Niverville.

Astronomical bodies
TIDES Hudson: High, 4:48 p.m./Low, 11:13 a.m.
SUNRISE/SUNSET 5:52 a.m./7:54 p.m.
MOONRISE/MOONSET 6:23 a.m./9:38 p.m.

Birthdays
MAY 4 Maynard Ferguson, Hosni Mubarak, Ron Carter, Dick Dale, George Will, Nickolas Ashford, and Randy Travis.

Tune in today
WGXC MORNING SHOW Philip Grant and Kieran Reilly present the morning news, and other features, agriculture reporting, and more. 6-8 a.m.
DEMOCRACY NOW! Hosted by Amy Goodman. 8 a.m.
WGXC MORNING SHOW Philip Grant and Tom Roe read the news, play music, and introduce local recordings, and more. 9-11 a.m.
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH International news. 11 a.m.
THE SCHOEMER SHOW Karen Schoemer plays all sorts of music. Noon-2 p.m.
PRISONS SHOW Kaya Weidman hosts. 2 p.m.
YOUTH SHOW Radio made by youth for youths. 3:30 p.m.
WGXC AFTERNOON SHOW Tom Roe hosts. 4-7 p.m.
TRANSMISSION ART Radio theater, experimental sound, field recordings, radio art, mash-ups, shortwave radio news, and more. Overnight through 6 a.m.