Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 151951Z 16007KT 10SM BKN060 05/M07 A3032 RMK AO2 SLP269 T00501072=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 02:51 PM EST was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature: 41F (  5C)  Dewpoint:  19F ( -7C)  Relative Humidity:  42%
  Winds from the SSE(160 degs) at  8 mph.
  Pressure: 1026.9 millibars.  Altimeter:30.32 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   3/15/2026  2030 UTC
UTC  21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
TMP  41 41 40 39 39 40 40 41 41 42 42 42 41 42 44 45 47 50 52 54 56 56 58 60 61
DPT  19 20 21 22 23 25 25 27 30 31 33 35 37 37 39 41 43 45 48 48 49 51 51 51 51
WDR  15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 16 17 16 16 17 16 17 16 17 16 16
WSP  13 15 14 14 14 15 13 12 12 12 10 08 07 07 08 10 11 12 11 12 12 11 10 14 15
WGS  21 24 24 24 23 24 23 22 22 21 19 18 NG NG NG NG 21 20 20 21 21 20 19 23 24
PPO   0  1  2  3  4  5  5  6  7  8 28 49 68 72 75 74 63 51 36 46 48 50 52 53 54
PCO   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
P01   0  2  3  3  3  3  4  6  9 11 17 21 34 64 56 48 20 11  8 11 18 19 13 13 14
PC1   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
P06                             20                87                37
LP1   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  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   1  1  1  3  3  2  2  3  3  4  4  5  9 11 11 15 10  9  9 10 10 12 12 13 14
CC1   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  L  N  N  N  N  N  L  L  L  L
POZ   1  3  4  5  6  7  9  8  8  7  6  5  5  5  4  4  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
POS  51 53 51 45 39 30 23 17 10  6  3  1  0  1  2  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R
CLD  OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CIG   6  7  7  7  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
CCG   6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  3  3  3  3  4  4
CVS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  4  4  4  4  4  5
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR BR
GFS MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE    3/15/2026  1200 UTC
DT /MAR  15/MAR  16                /MAR  17                /MAR  18
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          61          33          37    18
TMP  40 43 41 40 40 42 45 49 56 59 56 55 49 41 35 33 35 33 29 23 21
DPT  19 20 22 25 31 35 39 44 48 48 46 43 36 26 19 14 10  8  7  7  6
CLD  OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW BK BK BK FW FW FW
WDR  14 15 15 15 15 15 16 17 16 16 16 21 26 25 25 25 26 28 29 28 28
WSP  09 12 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 13 20 28 13 12 14 18 17 19 15 10 08
P06         0     0    85    69    77   100    20     8    20  9  5
P12                    85          82         100          20    15
Q06         0     0     2     1     2     3     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     2           2           3           0     0
T06      0/ 0  0/ 3  1/ 0 13/ 4  4/ 4  2/24  0/ 9  0/19  1/ 0  0/11
T12            0/ 3       13/ 4        5/24        2/19     1/ 2
POZ   4  8 12 14 10  5  2  1  1  0  2  2  6  0  0  1  1  1  0  1  1
POS  83 69 42 25 12  0  0  0  0  0  0  8 36 73 97 99 97 99 99 96 99
TYP   S  S  S  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SNW                     0                       0                 0
CIG   7  7  7  5  4  3  3  2  3  3  3  4  6  8  8  8  7  8  8  8  8
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  4  4  4  4  5  5  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N BR BR BR BR BR BR BR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE    3/15/2026  1200 UTC
DT /MAR  15/MAR  16                /MAR  17                /MAR  18
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    40          63          27          34    16
TMP  44 44 42 40 42 43 47 53 59 61 60 59 54 46 37 27 31 31 27 22 19
DPT  17 18 21 20 26 32 38 42 45 48 50 50 43 33 21  5  5  5  6  9  7
CLD  OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK SC FW FW
WDR  15 16 15 16 16 16 15 17 17 18 16 18 21 27 27 26 26 28 28 27 28
WSP  08 09 08 13 13 08 12 10 13 13 13 21 24 18 16 19 19 18 14 10 06
P06         0    24    69    48    43   100    34    10     7  1  3
P12                    69          54         100          10     5
Q06         0     0     1     1     1     3     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     1           1           3           0     0
T06      0/ 0  0/ 1  7/ 0  8/ 0  4/ 3 22/21  1/12  0/11  0/ 0  0/ 5
T12            0/ 1       10/ 1       22/21        1/12     0/ 1
POZ   6 11 15 23 15  6  1  1  0  0  0  1  3  0  1  1  1  1  3  2  2
POS  80 79 59 32  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0 18 86 97 99 99 99 97 98 96
TYP   S  S  S  S  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  R  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SNW                     0                       0                 0
CIG   7  7  7  6  4  3  3  4  4  4  3  3  4  6  8  7  6  7  8  8  8
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  5  6  7  6  6  5  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N BR  N  N HZ BR BR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   3/15/2026  1200 UTC
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192
     MON 16| TUE 17| WED 18| THU 19| FRI 20| SAT 21| SUN 22|MON CLIMO
N/X  39  61| 33  37| 18  37| 21  44| 33  51| 30  48| 32  47| 29 27 47
TMP  45  56| 35  29| 21  30| 25  40| 37  45| 33  41| 35  41| 32
DPT  39  46| 19   7|  6   7| 15  21| 28  30| 24  23| 25  27| 22
CLD  OV  OV| OV  PC| PC  PC| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  CL| OV  OV| PC
WND  11  20| 28  19| 15  10|  5  11| 10  13|  9   8|  7  11| 17
P12  85  82|100  20| 15   5|  8  18| 19  30| 50  14| 27  28| 27 27 26
P24      94|    100|     20|     20|     45|     54|     46|       42
Q12   2   2|  3   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  3   0|       |
Q24       3|      3|      0|      0|      1|      2|       |
T12   1  13|  2   1|  1   0|  0   1|  2   1|  1   0|  1   1|  1
T24        | 16    |  2    |  1    |  2    |  3    |  2    |  3
PZP  16   0|  0   2|  4   3|  4   4| 11   5|  7   4| 18  12|  0
PSN  32   0| 21  98| 96  96| 93  88| 42  24| 29  49| 37  20| 42
PRS   0   4| 31   0|  0   0|  0   4| 20  22| 18  16| 16  20| 17
TYP   S   R| RS   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S  RS| RS   S|  Z   Z| RS
SNW       0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-160200-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
230 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM MONDAY TO 11 AM EDT TUESDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 40s. Southeast
winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers after midnight. Not as cool with
lows in the upper 30s. Temperature rising into the lower 40s after
midnight. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance
of rain 80 percent.
.MONDAY...Showers likely. Not as cool with highs in the lower 60s.
South winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. Snow showers likely after midnight. Little or
no snow accumulation. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. South winds
around 20 mph, becoming west after midnight. Gusts up to 45 mph.
Chance of precipitation near 100 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers in the morning.
Much cooler. Near steady temperature in the lower 30s. West winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 40 mph. Chance of snow 40 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs
in the mid 30s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 20s.
Highs in the mid 40s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.
Highs around 50.
.FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance
of rain. Lows in the lower 30s. Highs in the upper 40s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 151835
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-160900-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
235 PM EDT Sun Mar 15 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
   Mon      Tue      Wed      Thu      Fri      Sat      Sun
   Mar 16   Mar 17   Mar 18   Mar 19   Mar 20   Mar 21   Mar 22


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy
   39/63    20/26    14/34    24/42    31/46    32/46    27/39
    60/80   100/40    10/00    10/20    30/20    60/60    40/30


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy
   36/63    27/33    18/36    25/45    31/50    33/47    28/41
    80/70   100/40    10/00    10/10    20/10    50/50    40/20

   Cobleskill, NY
   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy
   35/62    22/27    15/33    22/42    31/46    31/44    25/37
    80/70   100/40    30/20    10/10    20/10    50/50    40/20

   Gloversville, NY
   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy
   32/58    21/26    13/31    19/40    29/44    28/42    23/35
    70/70   100/40    20/20    20/20    20/20    50/60    50/30

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy
   34/62    25/32    16/35    24/45    30/49    31/46    26/40
    80/70   100/50    10/00    10/10    20/10    50/50    40/20

   Tannersville, NY
   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy
   31/59    24/29    15/33    21/41    28/45    31/44    27/38
    90/80   100/30    10/00    10/10    20/20    50/50    40/20


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy
   33/61    24/33    13/35    21/44    28/47    28/45    24/38
    80/80   100/50    10/00    10/10    20/10    50/50    40/20

   Massena, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   32/63    16/24    8/28     21/40    26/40    25/37    19/31
    50/60   100/60    20/00    20/30    30/30    60/60    40/30

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy
   29/57    13/22    3/26     16/38    24/39    22/37    15/29
    50/50   100/60    20/00    10/20    30/30    60/60    50/30

   Speculator, NY
   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy
   29/53    14/21    5/26     15/37    25/40    23/38    17/31
    70/60   100/40    40/10    20/20    20/20    50/50    50/20


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   37/62    30/39    20/40    25/46    31/52    34/50    31/46
    90/90   100/30    00/00    00/00    10/10    40/40    30/20

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   37/63    30/40    21/40    25/47    31/52    34/52    32/47
   100/90   100/30    00/00    00/00    10/10    40/40    30/20


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