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Overview of Albany Weather

Current raw and decoded surface weather observation from the Albany County Airport taken by the National Weather Service:

		
KALB 231751Z 33005KT 10SM OVC036 07/01 A3044 RMK AO2 SLP312 T00670011 10072
 21006 56022=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 12:51 PM EST was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  Temperature: 44F (  7C)  Dewpoint:  34F (  1C)  Relative Humidity:  67%
  Winds from the NW (330 degs) at  6 mph.
  Pressure: 1031.2 millibars.  Altimeter:30.44 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
  The maximum temperature in the past 6 hours was  45F.
  The minimum temperature in the past 6 hours was  31F.
		
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NGM MOS Output:
		
		
AVN MOS Output:
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE   11/23/2009  1200 UTC
DT /NOV  23/NOV  24                /NOV  25                /NOV  26
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    38          54          32          57    39
TMP  44 44 42 41 40 40 41 46 52 53 46 42 38 36 36 48 55 56 49 43 42
DPT  37 38 38 37 37 37 38 39 39 39 39 38 36 35 35 39 40 40 40 38 38
CLD  OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL OV BK OV FW OV
WDR  04 02 01 04 04 01 02 36 02 35 36 36 18 36 17 13 13 15 16 17 17
WSP  05 06 03 04 02 03 02 03 03 03 01 02 01 01 01 01 02 04 03 03 02
P06        19    37    13     3     1     5     8     4    11 14 10
P12                    42           8          10          12    20
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     0           0           0           0     0
T06      0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0
T12            0/ 0        0/ 0        0/ 0        0/ 0     0/ 0
POZ   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  2  1  0  0  0  0
POS   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  5  0  0  0  0  6 10 11
TYP   R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R
SNW                     0                       0                 0
CIG   6  5  5  4  4  4  4  5  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  6  4
VIS   7  7  7  5  6  6  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
OBV   N  N  N BR BR BR BR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR

		
ETA MOS Output:
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE   11/23/2009  1200 UTC
DT /NOV  23/NOV  24                /NOV  25                /NOV  26
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    36          53          37          53    39
TMP  41 42 40 40 40 39 39 44 50 50 46 43 41 40 39 44 51 52 48 43 41
DPT  33 34 34 35 36 36 36 38 39 38 38 37 37 37 36 37 38 39 40 40 38
CLD  OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  06 03 01 36 35 36 35 01 36 02 36 05 07 00 00 10 13 14 17 18 26
WSP  02 03 02 02 04 01 01 02 03 03 02 01 01 00 00 02 04 04 04 04 04
P06        34    18    47     3     9     8     9     4    10 28 14
P12                    47           9          11          13    28
Q06         0     0     1     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     1           0           0           0     0
T06      0/ 3  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/10  0/ 1
T12            0/ 3        0/ 0        0/ 0        0/ 0     1/10
SNW                     0                       0                 0
CIG   5  4  4  4  4  3  4  4  5  6  6  8  6  6  5  6  7  5  6  4  2
VIS   7  5  5  5  4  3  3  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6
OBV   N BR BR BR BR BR BR HZ  N  N  N  N  N  N HZ  N  N  N  N  N BR

		
MRF MOS Output:
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE  11/23/2009  1200 UTC
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192
     TUE 24| WED 25| THU 26| FRI 27| SAT 28| SUN 29| MON 30|TUE CLIMO
N/X  38  54| 32  57| 39  55| 39  43| 34  43| 28  43| 26  45| 34 27 43
TMP  41  46| 36  49| 42  48| 42  39| 37  36| 32  37| 29  39| 37
DPT  38  39| 35  40| 38  40| 40  37| 32  29| 27  30| 23  35| 33
WND   4   3|  2   4|  3   4|  5  11| 18  23| 16  13|  5   8| 13
P12  42   8| 10  12| 20  20| 67  88| 40  27| 12  11| 20  34| 37 26 26
P24      42|     12|     34|    100|     45|     15|     37|       39
Q12   0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  4   4|  0   0|  0   0|       |
Q24       0|      0|      0|      5|      1|      0|       |
T12   0   0|  0   0|  1   0|  2   3|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0|  1
T24        |  0    |  1    |  2    |  3    |  0    |  0    |  1
SNW       0|      0|      9|      9|      9|       |       |

		
Zone Forecast:
		
NYZ052-232115-
EASTERN ALBANY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALBANY
1242 PM EST MON NOV 23 2009

.THIS AFTERNOON...CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGHS IN
THE UPPER 40S. NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TONIGHT...CLOUDY WITH A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN. NOT AS COOL WITH
LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S. NORTH WINDS AROUND 5 MPH.
.TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE MORNING...THEN
PARTLY SUNNY IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S. NORTH WINDS
AROUND 5 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. PATCHY FOG AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE MID 30S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS.
.WEDNESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS...BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING
MOSTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
.THANKSGIVING DAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF RAIN.
HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...RAIN LIKELY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 30S.
HIGHS IN THE MID 40S. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING MOSTLY
CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN OR SNOW SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S.
CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 40 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY...A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS IN THE MORNING. MOSTLY CLOUDY
WITH A CHANCE OF RAIN SHOWERS. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S. CHANCE OF
PRECIPITATION 50 PERCENT.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF SNOW OR RAIN SHOWERS IN
THE EVENING...THEN A CHANCE OF SNOW SHOWERS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN
THE UPPER 20S. CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION 30 PERCENT.
.SUNDAY...PARTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 40S.


		
State Forecast:
		
FPUS61 KALY 230908
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-232215-

TABULAR STATE FORECAST FOR NEW YORK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY, NY
408 AM EST MON NOV 23 2009

ROWS INCLUDE...
   DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER 6AM-6PM
   FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH
         PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION NIGHTTIME 6PM-6AM/DAYTIME 6AM-6PM
          - INDICATES TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO
         MM INDICATES MISSING DATA


   FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST     FCST
   TODAY    TUE      WED      THU      FRI      SAT      SUN
   NOV 23   NOV 24   NOV 25   NOV 26   NOV 27   NOV 28   NOV 29


...CENTRAL NEW YORK.....
   BINGHAMTON, NY
   PTCLDY   MOCLDY   PTCLDY   MOCLDY   SHWRS    SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /46    38/49    39/55    38/49    38/42    31/36    27/39
      /00    50/40    10/20    40/40    50/50    50/50    40/20


...EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK.....
   ALBANY, NY
   CLOUDY   MOCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   RAIN     SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /44    40/51    34/54    39/52    38/44    33/42    29/42
      /20    50/30    10/10    20/30    60/60    40/50    30/10

   COBLESKILL, NY
   PTCLDY   MOCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   RAIN     SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /44    36/49    34/54    38/50    36/42    31/39    27/41
      /20    60/40    10/20    20/30    60/50    40/50    30/10

   GLOVERSVILLE, NY
   PTCLDY   MOCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   RAIN     SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /45    34/50    32/54    37/50    36/43    31/40    27/41
      /20    50/30    10/20    20/30    60/60    40/50    30/10

   SARATOGA SPGS, NY
   MOCLDY   MOCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   RAIN     SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /43    36/50    31/54    38/51    37/44    33/42    27/42
      /20    50/30    10/10    20/30    60/60    40/50    30/10

   TANNERSVILLE, NY
   MOCLDY   MOCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   RNSNOW   SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /44    37/48    35/52    37/49    34/40    28/37    24/39
      /30    60/40    10/10    20/30    60/50    40/50    30/10


...NORTHEAST NEW YORK.....
   GLENS FALLS, NY
   MOCLDY   MOCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   RAIN     SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /42    35/49    28/53    37/49    37/42    32/40    27/41
      /20    40/20    10/10    20/30    60/60    40/50    30/10

   MASSENA, NY
   SUNNY    PTCLDY   CLOUDY   MOCLDY   RNSNOW   SNOSHWR  CLOUDY
     /49    29/45    32/49    36/49    36/42    31/38    25/38
      /00    10/20    10/20    40/40    60/60    60/50    40/30

   SARANAC LAKE, NY
   SUNNY    PTCLDY   MOCLDY   MOCLDY   RNSNOW   SNOSHWR  CLOUDY
     /48    27/50    26/50    34/47    35/41    31/34    24/35
      /00    10/20    10/20    30/30    60/60    60/50    40/30

   SPECULATOR, NY
   SUNNY    MOCLDY   PTCLDY   PTCLDY   RNSNOW   SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /43    34/49    27/51    35/47    34/42    29/37    25/40
      /10    30/20    10/20    20/30    60/60    40/50    30/10


...SOUTHEAST NEW YORK.....
   KINGSTON, NY
   CLOUDY   MOCLDY   PTCLDY   MOCLDY   RAIN     SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /46    40/48    34/57    38/53    36/46    31/44    28/45
      /40    60/40    10/10    20/30    60/50    40/50    30/10

   POUGHKEEPSIE, NY
   CLOUDY   RAIN     PTCLDY   MOCLDY   RAIN     SNOSHWR  PTCLDY
     /47    40/49    35/57    38/54    39/46    33/44    29/46
      /40    70/50    10/10    20/30    60/50    40/50    30/10


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