Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 291551Z 31007KT 10SM FEW025 BKN046 BKN080 BKN250 M10/M16 A3006 RMK AO2
 SLP183 T11001161=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 10:51 AM EST was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature: 14F (-10C)  Dewpoint:   3F (-16C)  Relative Humidity:  62%
  Winds from the NW (310 degs) at  8 mph.
  Pressure: 1018.3 millibars.  Altimeter:30.06 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   1/29/2026  1530 UTC
UTC  16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TMP  13 16 17 18 19 17 15 14 13 10  8  7  4  3  3  2  1 -3 -4 -5 -5 -5 -3  1  2
DPT   1  2  4  5  5  4  3  2  0 -2 -5 -6 -7 -9-10-10-12-16-17-18-19-17-14-11-10
WDR  25 26 28 28 29 28 28 28 29 29 29 28 29 29 29 29 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 28 29
WSP  04 06 08 09 11 12 12 14 15 10 09 08 08 08 08 07 10 10 08 09 09 09 08 13 13
WGS  NG NG NG NG 19 20 21 24 24 19 NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG 21 21
PPO   3  4 21 21 22 22 11  8  5  5  4  4  6  2  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  3  4
PCO   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
P01   0  1  1  1  3  1  4  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  2
PC1   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
P06                           8                 0                 0
LP1   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
LC1   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
CP1   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
CC1   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
POZ   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
POS  97 95 95 95 95 95 97 98 99 98 98 97 97 98 99 98 99100100100100100 98 98 98
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
CLD  BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC BK BK BK OV OV BK SC SC SC SC FW CL SC CL FW
CIG   7  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
CCG   8  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  5
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
CVS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  4  4  4  3  3  3  2  2  2  2  3
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
GFS MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE    1/29/2026  0600 UTC
DT /JAN  29      /JAN  30                /JAN  31             /
HR   12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 00 06
X/N              18           0           8          -5       14
TMP   2  9 15 15 12  9  6  3  0  3  6  8  7  4  0 -3 -4  3 10 12 -1
DPT  -3  1  3  1 -1 -3 -7-11-13-10 -5 -3 -4 -5 -9-11-12 -8 -3  0 -7
CLD  BK BK BK BK SC BK BK BK SC FW BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV
WDR  25 24 29 28 28 29 29 28 29 29 29 28 30 29 30 31 30 31 32 31 32
WSP  03 04 09 12 14 09 08 10 09 13 15 15 11 06 03 03 03 07 07 04 04
P06         9    29     8     0     0    11     8     4     8  6  9
P12              29           8          11           8        8
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12               0           0           0           0        0
T06      0/ 0  1/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 2  0/ 6  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 3  0/ 0
T12                  1/ 0        0/ 6        1/ 0        0/ 3  0/ 0
POZ   1  1  0  1  1  1  2  2  2  1  0  1  0  1  1  2  2  1  1  1  1
POS  96 99100 99100 99 98 98 98 99 97100100 99 99 98 98 99 99 99 99
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SNW                           0                       0
CIG   7  7  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE    1/29/2026  1200 UTC
DT /JAN  29/JAN  30                /JAN  31                /FEB   1
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    -3          12           3          16     4
TMP  20 20 15  9  5  2 -1  4 10 12  9  8  6  5  4 10 14 15 12  9  7
DPT   1 -1 -4 -5 -8-12-14-14-11 -8 -7 -4 -5 -5 -5 -3 -2 -2 -1 -1 -3
CLD  BK BK FW CL FW CL FW CL FW FW SC BK SC BK BK SC SC SC BK BK BK
WDR  28 29 29 30 30 30 28 29 29 30 29 31 31 31 31 32 32 32 32 34 34
WSP  07 12 11 08 09 09 10 11 12 13 11 08 05 03 03 06 06 06 07 05 04
P06         0     0     0     1     0     0     1     4     5  6  8
P12                     0           1           1           8     8
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     0           0           0           0     0
T06      0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 7  0/ 3  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0
T12            0/ 0        0/ 7        0/ 0        0/ 0     0/ 1
POZ   0  3  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  3
POS 100 97 98 98 98 99 99 99 99 99 99 98 99 98 99 99 99 99 99 98 93
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SNW                     0                       0                 0
CIG   6  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   1/29/2026  0000 UTC
FHR  24| 36  48| 60  72| 84  96|108 120|132 144|156 168|180 192
THU  29| FRI 30| SAT 31| SUN 01| MON 02| TUE 03| WED 04| THU 05 CLIMO
X/N  18| -1   9| -7  14| -3  16|  7  25|  9  29| 11  27| 11  25 13 32
TMP  13|  0   7| -6  11| -1  14|  9  19| 11  23| 13  21| 14  21
DPT   0|-13  -7|-13   0| -6   1|  1   4|  5   7|  7   5|  5   8
CLD  OV| PC  PC| PC  PC| PC  OV| PC  PC| PC  PC| OV  OV| OV  OV
WND  14| 14  14| 11   8|  7  14| 14  11|  8   9|  5   9|  8   9
P12  32|  8   7|  8   9| 11  11| 10   6| 15  20| 16  18| 21  20 25 24
P24    |     12|     15|     15|     11|     20|     20|     38    36
Q12   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0    |
Q24    |      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|       |
T12   1|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0
T24    |  1    |  1    |  0    |  1    |  0    |  1    |  1
PZP   3|  3   2|  3   4|  4   4|  7   5|  7   5| 12   7| 10   6
PSN  97| 97  98| 97  96| 95  95| 92  92| 89  89| 78  84| 75  81
PRS   0|  0   0|  0   1|  1   0|  1   2|  2   2|  4   4|  4   6
TYP   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S
SNW    |      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-292300-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
1041 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

...COLD WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 11 AM
EST FRIDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly sunny. Cold with highs around 20. West
winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 5 below. West winds
5 to 10 mph. Wind chill values as low as 20 below.
.FRIDAY...Sunny, cold with highs around 11. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Wind chill values as low as
23 below.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then clearing. Cold
with lows around 5 below. Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill
values as low as 12 below.
.SATURDAY...Sunny, cold with highs around 15. Northwest winds around
5 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cold. Lows 5 below to
zero. Highs around 20. Wind chill values as low as 20 below.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cold with lows around 5 above. Wind chill values as low as
10 below.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold. Highs in the mid
20s. Lows around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 10 below.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cold. Highs in the upper
20s. Lows around 10 above.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Cold with highs in the lower 20s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 291544
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-292200-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
1044 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

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    Fri      Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue      Wed
   Jan 29   Jan 30   Jan 31   Feb 01   Feb 02   Feb 03   Feb 04


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy
     /15    -2/8     -3/13    -3/14    6/23     9/25     9/22
      /10    10/00    00/00    10/10    10/00    00/10    20/20


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /20    -4/11    -5/15    -3/18    4/25     8/28     9/23
      /10    00/00    00/00    10/10    10/00    00/00    10/10

   Cobleskill, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /17    -4/8     -3/13    -7/17    4/23     11/26    9/21
      /10    00/00    00/00    10/10    10/00    00/10    10/10

   Gloversville, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /15    -8/7     -8/13    -9/19    2/23     8/25     5/20
      /10    00/00    00/00    00/10    10/00    00/10    10/10

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /20    -6/12    -7/16    -4/20    0/27     5/29     6/24
      /10    00/00    00/00    10/10    10/00    00/00    10/10

   Tannersville, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /14    -5/8     -5/14    -2/16    5/25     8/25     8/22
      /10    00/00    00/00    10/20    20/00    00/00    10/10


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /20    -10/12   -9/15    -5/18    -1/25    2/28     4/23
      /00    00/00    00/00    00/10    10/00    00/00    10/10

   Massena, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Sunny    Ptcldy   Vrycld
     /11    -10/5    -6/10    -11/12   -3/20    6/22     -1/15
      /10    00/00    00/00    00/00    00/00    10/10    10/10

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld
     /11    -14/0    -9/8     -11/14   -5/20    2/22     -1/16
      /10    00/10    00/00    00/00    10/00    00/10    10/10

   Speculator, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Sunny    Ptcldy   Vrycld
     /13    -12/3    -10/12   -9/19    -1/24    5/23     1/19
      /10    00/00    00/00    00/10    10/00    00/10    10/10


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /22    -3/16    -6/20    4/22     7/32     7/31     10/28
      /00    00/00    00/00    10/20    20/00    00/00    10/10

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Sunny    Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /22    -3/16    -9/19    4/21     4/31     6/31     9/28
      /00    00/00    00/00    10/20    20/00    00/00    10/10


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