Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 291351Z 00000KT 10SM FEW024 SCT034 BKN065 BKN250 M14/M18 A3006 RMK AO2
 SLP186 T11441183=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 08:51 AM EST was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature:  7F (-14C)  Dewpoint:   0F (-18C)  Relative Humidity:  72%
  Winds from the CLM(CLM degs) at  0 mph.
  Pressure: 1018.6 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  1330 UTC
UTC  14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14
TMP   3  7 11 13 16 18 18 17 15 13 11  9  7  6  4  3  1  5  4  3  2  1  0  0  1
DPT  -2  1  3  5  5  4  5  4  3  0 -1 -2 -4 -6 -7 -9-11 -8 -9-11-11-12-13-12-11
WDR  19 18 25 28 29 28 29 28 28 28 28 28 29 28 29 29 29 29 28 28 28 28 29 28 29
WSP  03 03 05 07 09 11 12 12 14 17 15 11 09 09 08 09 08 09 11 11 10 10 10 10 12
WGS  NG NG NG NG NG NG 20 21 NG 27 25 20 NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG
PPO   3  5  6  7 17 11 20 20 17 12  8  6  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  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  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
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                                 7                 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   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  1  0  0
POS  84 89 92 94 95 97 98 99100100100100100100100100100100 99 99 99100 99100100
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 BK BK BK BK BK OV OV SC FW FW BK BK OV BK OV BK BK SC BK SC SC FW CL
CIG   8  8  6  6  6  6  6  7  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
CCG   8  8  8  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  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  3  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  4  3  3  3  3  3  2  2  2
OBV   N BL  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  0000 UTC
DT /JAN  29            /JAN  30                /JAN  31          /
HR   06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 18 00
X/N                    22          -1          12           3    18
TMP  10  9  8 15 20 20 16 10  6  3  0  4 10 11  9  8  6  5  5 16 13
DPT  -2 -2 -1  1  2  2 -1 -4 -8-11-13-14-11 -9 -7 -3 -4 -4 -4 -2 -2
CLD  BK FW BK BK BK OV BK CL CL CL CL CL FW SC OV OV OV OV SC BK SC
WDR  29 30 25 28 29 29 29 30 30 29 28 29 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 31 31
WSP  02 02 02 05 08 11 11 10 08 09 09 12 14 13 13 10 06 04 05 07 06
P06         0     2     2     3     0     0     0     0     1  1  6
P12                     6           3           2           1     6
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     0           0           0           0     0
T06      0/ 1  0/ 4  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 7  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0
T12            0/ 4        0/ 0        0/ 7        0/ 0     0/ 0
POZ   2  2  2  4  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  0  2  2  3  3  1  1
POS  98 98 98 96 99 99 98 98 98 98 99 99 99100 99 98 98 97 97 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   8  8  8  8  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  6  7  7  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: 
		
NYZ052-291900-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
645 AM EST Thu Jan 29 2026

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

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Cold with highs around 19. Southwest winds
5 to 10 mph, becoming west 10 to 15 mph this afternoon. Wind chill
values as low as 3 below.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly clear.
Cold with lows around 4 below. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Wind chill
values as low as 19 below.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Cold with highs around 11. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph. Wind chill values as low as 21 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 13 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. Not as cold with lows 5 to 10 above.
Wind chill values as low as 10 below.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold. Highs in the upper
20s. Lows around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as 10 below.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Cold with highs in the upper 20s. Wind
chill values as low as zero in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Cold. Lows around
10 above. Highs in the mid 20s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 291150
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-292200-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
650 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    -3/8     -4/13    -3/14    8/24     10/26    12/23
      /10    20/00    00/00    00/00    00/00    10/10    10/20


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /19    -4/11    -5/15    -3/18    5/27     8/29     9/25
      /10    10/00    00/00    00/10    10/00    00/00    10/10

   Cobleskill, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /17    -4/8     -4/13    -6/17    5/23     10/26    9/23
      /20    10/00    00/00    00/10    10/00    00/10    10/10

   Gloversville, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /16    -8/7     -8/13    -9/19    4/23     7/25     4/22
      /20    10/00    00/00    00/10    10/00    00/10    10/10

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /20    -6/12    -7/17    -5/20    2/27     5/29     6/25
      /20    10/00    00/00    00/10    10/00    00/00    10/10

   Tannersville, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /14    -6/8     -5/14    -2/16    6/24     9/26     9/23
      /20    10/00    00/00    00/10    10/00    00/00    10/10


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /20    -9/13    -9/16    -5/18    0/26     2/29     4/25
      /20    10/00    00/00    00/10    10/00    00/00    10/10

   Massena, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Sunny    Ptcldy   Vrycld
     /12    -11/5    -5/10    -11/12   -3/22    7/23     1/19
      /10    10/00    00/00    00/00    00/00    10/10    10/10

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld
     /11    -14/0    -8/9     -11/13   -4/20    4/21     0/19
      /30    10/10    00/00    00/00    00/00    00/10    10/10

   Speculator, NY
   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /13    -12/4    -11/12   -9/19    1/23     5/24     1/21
      /20    10/00    00/00    00/00    00/00    00/10    10/10


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Sunny    Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /22    -3/17    -6/20    3/23     8/32     8/32     12/29
      /10    10/00    00/00    10/20    20/00    00/00    10/10

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Sunny    Vrycld   Vrycld   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /22    -4/17    -9/19    4/21     5/31     6/32     10/29
      /00    00/00    00/00    20/20    20/00    00/00    10/10


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