Local weather forecast:
TODAY : Patchy fog before 7 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny. High near 82. There is a chance of thunderstorms beginning Thursday afternoon and continuing overnight. Isolated storms could contain gusty winds, small hail and locally heavy rainfall. Otherwise, mostly cloudy Thursday night. Low around 67.

FORECAST FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS:
FRIDAY: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 83. Friday night, showers and thunderstorms likely, mainly after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy. Low around 66.
SATURDAY: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 2 p.m., then isolated showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 78. Saturday night, partly cloudy. Low around 57.

Sunrise today: 5:51 a.m.
Sunset today: 8:11 p.m.
LENGTH OF THE DAY: 14:19 hrs.

PUBLIC MEETINGS
Today is the first Thursday of the month.

WGXC suggests calling ahead to confirm time and location.
All numbers are in the 518 area code unless otherwise noted.

ANCRAM Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 1416 County Rte. 7, Ancram (329-6512).
ASHLAND Planning Board meeting, 6 p.m. at Town Hall, 12094 Route 23, Ashland (734-3636).
AUSTERLITZ Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 812 Route 203, Spencertown (392-3260).
COLUMBIA County FEMA (Storm Stella) meeting, 9:30 a.m. at Ichabod Crane Middle School, 2910 U.S. Route 9, Valatie (828-1527).
COPAKE Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 230 Mt. View Road, Copake (329-1234).
COXSACKIE Planning Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 16 Reed St., Coxsackie (731-2727).
KINDERHOOK Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 4 Church St, Niverville (784-2233).
STOCKPORT Town Board meeting, 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 2787 Atlantic Ave., Stottville (828-9389).

POLITICAL EVENTS
Weekly events:
Citizen Action HV Action Night, 5:30 p.m., every Tuesday at 7 Grand Street, Kingston. Information at hudsonvalley@citizenactionny.org, or facebook.com/HVCitizenActionNY.
New Paltz Climate Action Coalition, 5 p.m., every Thursday at New Paltz Village Hall, 23 Plattekill Ave., New Paltz. Information at (845) 419-3786 or newpaltzclimateaction@gmail.com.
Faso Friday, 12 p.m., every Friday at U.S. Rep. John Faso's District Office, 2 Hudson Street, Kinderhook. Information at erinpersists@gmail.com.