The rain that soaked the festival weekend sticks around for one more day. The National Weather Service has showers and thunderstorms in Pawling through this evening, with gusts to 38 mph and another quarter to half inch of rain, then the steadiest bout arrives tonight, a 100 percent chance with up to three quarters of an inch possible. Monday stays wet at 90 percent with a high near 60. After that the pattern breaks: Tuesday turns partly sunny near 69, Wednesday near 73, Thursday near 77 and Friday near 74, with no rain in the forecast on any of them.
One practical note: the shower chances drop to 30 percent Monday evening, mainly before 8 p.m., so evening plans look safer than morning ones on the holiday. Amenia's notice cancelling today's Indian Rock Schoolhouse Community Day, dated Sept 24, is the weekend's one confirmed weather casualty.
If you need one errand that must happen outdoors, Tuesday through Friday is the window. Forecasts move, and the NWS refreshes them through the day, so re-check Monday night if a dry day decides something for you.
The questions the Valley searches this week, answer first, source after.
When does it stop raining in Pawling?
Tuesday. Monday is the last wet day, a 90 percent chance of showers with a high near 60, and the chances taper to 30 percent Monday evening, mainly before 8 p.m. Tuesday runs partly sunny near 69, and the NWS forecast holds dry through Friday, which is the warmest of the stretch at 77 on Thursday.
What is the Storywalk at Lakeside Park in Pawling?
A children's book posted page by page along the playground path at Lakeside Park, 2 Lakeside Dr. This one runs Sept 26 through Oct 19 during park hours and features The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerrfeld, with simple mindfulness activities in English and Spanish along the way. It is free, all ages need a caregiver, and the Pawling Free Library runs it.
Why is my NYSEG bill so high, and where can I ask about it in person?
Dover is hosting an informational meeting with an NYSEG representative who will walk through billing and delivery charges, energy usage, payment options and assistance programs, including Budget Billing, HEAP and the Energy Affordability Program. The town asks residents to bring a copy of their electric bill. One catch: the date and time are still being finalized, so check the town site or TextMyGov before making plans.
When is the next household hazardous waste drop-off in Dutchess?
Saturday, Oct. 17, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the county Public Works facility, 626 Dutchess Turnpike in Poughkeepsie. The fee is $10 and registration is required through the county site. Electronics are accepted, containers larger than 10 gallons are not, and nearly 1,000 residents used the three events last year.
Route 22 stays slick through this evening, with thunderstorms possible and gusts to 38 mph in the Pawling forecast. Tonight's rain, up to three quarters of an inch, lands after dark, and Monday is the last wet commute of the stretch, a 90 percent chance with a high near 60. From Tuesday morning on, every commute in the forecast runs dry.
Two meetings worth knowing about if Patterson is your errand loop this week: the Town Board holds budget work sessions at 4:30 p.m. Monday and Tuesday at Town Hall, 1142 Route 311, and the Planning Board meets in regular session Thursday, Oct. 1. Both are listed on the town site. The Metro-North check found no Harlem Line notices as of Sunday morning, so the regular schedule applies on the holiday Monday.
AI Corner: one plain-English AI thing, every issue
This week: sort the rained-out list into the dry windows.
A soggy long weekend leaves a pile of postponed jobs, and not all of them need the same kind of day. Try: "Here is the NWS forecast for Pawling through Friday [paste it]. Here is my postponed list: mow, paint the shed door, plant bulbs, power-wash the walkway, spread grass seed. Sort each job into the best window and say why in one line." Bulbs want rain coming after them; paint wants a dry stretch; seed can sit through a shower. The sort is only as good as the forecast behind it, so look at it again the morning you start.
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The Dates-Ahead Calendar
Zoning Board of Appeals meeting, 7:00 to 8:00 PM
Pawling Town Hall, 160 Charles Colman Blvd · listed on the town calendar
Patterson Town Board budget work session, 4:30 PM
Patterson Town Hall, 1142 Route 311 · second session Tuesday at the same time
