Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 071751Z 28013G19KT 10SM BKN065 BKN250 14/01 A2982 RMK AO2 SLP099 T01390006
 10139 20072 56014=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 01:51 PM EDT was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature: 57F ( 14C)  Dewpoint:  33F (  1C)  Relative Humidity:  40%
  Winds from the W  (280 degs) at 15 mph.
  Pressure: 1009.9 millibars.  Altimeter:29.82 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
  The maximum temperature in the past 6 hours was  57F.
  The minimum temperature in the past 6 hours was  45F.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   5/07/2026  1730 UTC
UTC  18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
TMP  55 57 57 57 56 55 52 50 48 46 44 43 42 42 41 41 41 43 46 48 51 52 53 54 55
DPT  31 30 30 29 28 29 29 31 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 32 33 34 34 33 33 31 32 32 31
WDR  29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 26 26 27 26 26 27 28 27 28 27 27 28 26 27
WSP  14 14 14 14 13 11 08 06 05 04 03 03 02 02 02 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 11 12
WGS  23 23 22 22 21 NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG 19 20
PPO   0  0  0  1  1  0  0  0  1  2  4  5  7  6  5  3  2  0  0  0  0  1  3  5  8
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  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  3  2  3  3  4  4  4  5  4  5  3  4  4
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                     0                 6                 8                11
LP1   0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
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  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  2  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  3  6
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   0  0  0  0  0  2  3  3  5  6 10 13 17 17 16 16 15 14 14 10  7  5  5  6  7
TYP   R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R
CLD  BK BK SC BK FW FW CL CL FW FW BK BK OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV
CIG   6  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6
CCG   6  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6
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  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  N  N  N  N
GFS MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE    5/07/2026  1200 UTC
DT /MAY   7/MAY   8                /MAY   9                /MAY  10
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    39          60          42          58    48
TMP  58 59 53 47 44 42 46 53 57 57 52 47 45 44 45 51 54 55 53 51 53
DPT  30 28 27 29 32 33 34 33 31 31 30 31 33 35 37 40 42 44 44 45 46
CLD  SC BK SC BK OV OV BK BK OV BK FW BK SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  29 29 29 28 26 23 28 28 27 28 26 21 18 16 18 14 16 16 18 18 24
WSP  13 14 07 03 03 03 06 06 12 13 07 04 04 03 04 04 07 06 06 07 07
P06         0     9    21    15    17     0    17    78    60 42 28
P12                    21          24          20          78    42
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     2     1  1  0
Q12                     0           0           0           2     1
T06      1/10  0/ 0  0/ 0  5/ 1 13/14  0/ 0  1/ 0  4/ 7  4/ 5  5/ 4
T12            3/12        6/ 6       13/17        7/10     4/20
POZ   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0
POS   0  2  5 11 16 16 17  8  9  5 12  8 16 12  3  0  0  0  0  0  0
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   8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  6  7  8  8  8  7  6  4  3  4  3  5  6
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  5  5  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR BR BR  N  N
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE    5/07/2026  1200 UTC
DT /MAY   7/MAY   8                /MAY   9                /MAY  10
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          59          44          54    49
TMP  58 58 53 47 43 40 44 51 56 58 53 49 47 46 47 49 52 52 51 51 52
DPT  30 28 27 30 31 31 33 30 29 27 27 31 34 36 38 39 41 43 45 46 46
CLD  BK SC SC SC OV OV BK BK BK SC CL FW SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  29 29 29 29 28 23 24 29 28 29 27 19 16 17 15 15 17 16 19 17 21
WSP  13 14 09 04 01 03 05 08 11 11 09 03 03 04 03 06 07 08 04 06 05
P06         0     5    10     6     2     6    44    68    50 28 32
P12                    18          10          51          82    50
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     1     3     1  0  0
Q12                     0           0           1           3     1
T06      0/10  0/ 5  0/ 0  1/ 1  1/11  0/ 4  1/ 3  1/ 5  1/14  8/ 4
T12            1/10        1/ 1        1/13        1/ 5     8/14
POZ   5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0
POS   1  2  9  5  9  8 11 14 15 12 13 13 16  8  3  2  0  0  3  0  1
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   8  8  8  8  8  7  7  8  7  8  8  8  8  7  6  4  4  4  4  6  7
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  5  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR BR  N  N  N
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   5/07/2026  1200 UTC
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192
     FRI 08| SAT 09| SUN 10| MON 11| TUE 12| WED 13| THU 14|FRI CLIMO
N/X  39  60| 42  58| 48  69| 44  64| 39  61| 41  62| 47  66| 47 46 69
TMP  46  52| 45  53| 53  61| 49  55| 45  54| 48  55| 52  59| 53
DPT  34  30| 37  44| 46  42| 40  33| 32  30| 35  34| 43  43| 44
CLD  PC  PC| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  PC| CL  CL| PC  OV| OV  OV| OV
WND   7  13|  7   7|  8   8|  5  14| 13  12|  6  13| 16   8|  7
P12  21  24| 20  78| 42  39| 58  28| 14  10| 12  41| 55  38| 33 28 29
P24      38|     79|     60|     58|     16|     41|     69|       43
Q12   0   0|  0   2|  1   0|  2   0|  0   0|  0   1|       |
Q24       0|      2|      1|      1|      0|      1|       |
T12   0  13|  1   4|  7  13|  3   4|  2   2|  1   7|  9  14|  4
T24        | 13    |  7    | 13    |  4    |  4    |  9    | 18
PZP   0   0|  0   2|  0   0|  0   0|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0
PSN   0   1|  0   3|  0   0|  2   1|  0   0|  4   0|  3   0|  5
PRS  16  19|  4   4|  1   0|  1   1| 17   8|  6   2|  1   2|  2
TYP   R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R
SNW       0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-072000-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
830 AM EDT Thu May 7 2026

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, diminishing to
around 5 mph after midnight.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 50s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the lower 40s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming
south around 5 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the upper 50s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers in the evening. Lows in the
mid 40s. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then becoming mostly cloudy.
A 50 percent chance of showers. Warmer with highs in the upper 60s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 40s.
Highs in the upper 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the
lower 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 60s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 071235
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-072100-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
835 AM EDT Thu May 7 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
   May 07   May 08   May 09   May 10   May 11   May 12   May 13


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy
     /54    35/54    40/58    46/63    39/55    36/55    39/58
      /00    20/30    40/70    30/60    60/50    00/10    20/60


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /59    39/58    40/59    46/68    43/59    40/60    41/61
      /10    00/20    30/80    70/50    70/70    10/20    10/40

   Cobleskill, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs
     /54    36/54    39/57    45/64    40/55    38/55    39/58
      /10    10/20    40/80    60/50    70/60    10/10    10/50

   Gloversville, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Sunny    Shwrs
     /54    35/54    37/56    42/62    39/56    37/55    37/57
      /10    00/20    30/70    60/40    60/60    10/10    10/50

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /60    37/59    39/59    44/68    42/60    40/60    40/61
      /10    00/10    30/70    70/40    60/60    10/20    10/40

   Tannersville, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Sunny    Shwrs
     /54    36/52    39/52    43/65    40/53    37/54    38/55
      /10    10/20    40/90    80/50    70/70    10/10    10/50


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /60    35/58    37/58    43/67    40/59    38/59    38/61
      /10    00/10    20/60    60/40    60/60    10/20    20/40

   Massena, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /55    37/55    38/62    43/59    38/56    37/55    37/58
      /00    00/10    10/20    40/40    30/30    30/10    10/20

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /50    31/50    33/56    39/57    35/52    33/51    34/55
      /00    00/10    10/30    50/50    40/30    20/20    20/30

   Speculator, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /51    31/50    33/53    39/58    36/54    34/52    34/54
      /10    00/10    20/50    50/40    50/50    10/10    10/40


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Sunny    Shwrs
     /63    41/61    43/59    46/73    45/60    42/62    42/62
      /10    10/10    40/90    80/40    70/70    20/10    10/50

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Sunny    Shwrs
     /65    41/61    44/60    48/75    46/60    42/62    43/63
      /00    20/10    40/90    90/30    80/80    30/10    10/50


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