Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 081551Z 27008G17KT 10SM FEW050 BKN070 BKN090 OVC250 11/M02 A2987 RMK AO2
 SLP116 SHRA DSNT W T01111017=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 11:51 AM EDT was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature: 52F ( 11C)  Dewpoint:  28F ( -2C)  Relative Humidity:  40%
  Winds from the W  (270 degs) at  9 mph.
  Pressure: 1011.6 millibars.  Altimeter:29.87 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   5/08/2026  1630 UTC
UTC  17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
TMP  54 54 55 55 56 55 54 51 50 48 46 44 43 42 41 40 40 41 43 46 48 48 50 53 55
DPT  30 31 31 30 31 31 31 31 30 30 30 30 30 30 31 30 31 34 37 38 39 41 41 43 43
WDR  28 27 27 27 27 27 27 26 26 24 22 20 20 15 16 15 16 15 18 16 16 16 15 16 18
WSP  10 12 13 12 12 12 09 06 04 04 03 02 02 02 02 02 03 02 03 05 05 05 05 06 07
WGS  NG 20 20 19 20 NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG
PPO   5  5  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  3  5 10 14 16 22 26 30 40 46 54 60 63
PCO   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
P01  19 32 13  7  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  4 17 29 50 53 57 61 50 40
PC1   N  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
P06                       29                 0                77
LP1   1  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   2  3  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  3  4  6  6  7  7  7  7
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  3  2  1  0  0  0  0  6 12 18 15 13 10 10  9  9  5  2  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  R  R  R  R
CLD  OV OV OV OV BK BK FW CL CL CL FW CL SC FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CIG   7  7  6  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  6  6  6  5  4  4  3  3
CCG   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  5  5  4  4  4  4
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  4
CVS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N HZ BR
GFS MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE    5/08/2026  1200 UTC
DT /MAY   8/MAY   9                /MAY  10                /MAY  11
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          57          48          64    42
TMP  56 57 52 46 43 42 45 51 53 54 52 51 50 50 52 59 60 58 54 47 47
DPT  29 29 28 29 32 34 37 40 43 44 44 45 46 46 47 48 47 44 40 37 36
CLD  OV BK FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
WDR  28 28 26 23 14 15 17 14 19 14 16 16 18 18 18 21 27 28 28 31 30
WSP  10 12 06 03 03 03 04 03 06 05 05 05 07 06 08 07 10 08 06 02 04
P06        13     0    40    85    59    30    25    26    34 15 10
P12                    43          85          37          54    24
Q06         0     0     1     2     1     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     1           2           0           1     0
T06      5/ 8  0/ 3  0/ 0  3/ 4  1/ 5  2/ 0  2/ 5 12/ 6  8/14  1/ 3
T12            5/11        6/ 7        2/14       16/10     8/17
POZ   0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
POS   0  5  2  3 17 10  7  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  4  6
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   7  8  8  8  8  7  6  4  4  3  4  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  7  8  8
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE    5/08/2026  1200 UTC
DT /MAY   8/MAY   9                /MAY  10                /MAY  11
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    41          55          51          67    39
TMP  55 56 52 47 44 43 46 50 52 52 52 53 53 52 55 61 64 63 58 43 46
DPT  31 31 31 33 36 37 39 42 45 46 48 50 50 49 50 44 42 39 35 31 33
CLD  BK BK FW SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV BK
WDR  27 29 27 19 18 16 15 14 18 13 16 17 18 19 24 26 27 27 30 31 32
WSP  11 12 07 01 02 02 02 04 07 08 05 07 08 08 07 08 08 09 10 04 03
P06        15     2    45    92    52    27    42    12    16 17 14
P12                    45          92          42          17    22
Q06         0     0     1     3     1     0     1     0     0  0  0
Q12                     1           3           1           0     0
T06     12/11  0/ 5  1/ 4  2/ 4  1/14  1/ 4  8/ 4  1/11  0/20  0/ 4
T12           12/11        2/ 4        3/14        8/11     0/20
POZ   1  0  0  0  0  0  3  2  0  0  0  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  1
POS   7  3  8  4  1  1  2  0  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  3  4
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   7  7  8  8  8  7  5  4  4  4  4  5  4  4  6  7  7  7  7  7  8
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR BR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   5/08/2026  0000 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 15 CLIMO
X/N  61| 42  56| 47  70| 45  63| 40  64| 41  65| 48  66| 47  65 46 69
TMP  52| 45  53| 52  62| 49  55| 47  56| 48  59| 52  60| 52  59
DPT  27| 37  44| 46  41| 38  32| 34  31| 38  39| 45  45| 43  41
CLD  PC| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| PC  PC| CL  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV
WND  11|  6   7|  7  10|  4  12| 12  14|  8   9|  9   9|  6  11
P12  17| 45  86| 46  31| 45  24| 14   9| 10  36| 64  55| 36  35 28 29
P24    |     86|     46|     45|     14|     43|     72|     52    43
Q12   0|  1   2|  1   0|  1   0|  0   0|  0   1|  4    |
Q24    |      2|      1|      1|      0|      1|       |
T12   6|  1   4|  5  10|  4   2|  3   5|  1   7|  4  14| 10  13
T24    |  7    |  5    | 10    |  3    |  5    | 11    | 21
PZP   0|  6   0|  0   0|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0
PSN   0|  0   0|  1   0|  0   2| 12   0| 11   2|  2   0|  7   4
PRS  27| 13   0|  2   0|  1   1| 14   9|  7   2|  2   2|  1   3
TYP   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R
SNW    |      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-082000-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
830 AM EDT Fri May 8 2026

.TODAY...Partly sunny with isolated showers. Highs in the mid 50s.
West winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly cloudy.
Lows in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming south
around 5 mph after midnight.
.SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the mid 50s. Southeast winds 10 to
15 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight.
Lows in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
30 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Warmer
with highs in the upper 60s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...Mostly cloudy. A 40 percent chance of
showers. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 50s.
.MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40.
Highs around 60.
.WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance
of showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the lower 40s.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 081235
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-082100-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
835 AM EDT Fri May 8 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    Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue      Wed      Thu
   May 08   May 09   May 10   May 11   May 12   May 13   May 14


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /52    39/56    45/60    39/54    35/54    38/57    41/61
      /40    60/90    30/40    40/30    10/00    10/50    50/40


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /56    38/55    45/68    43/59    40/60    40/62    43/64
      /20    00/90    30/30    40/40    10/10    10/30    30/40

   Cobleskill, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /51    37/54    44/61    40/55    37/55    38/58    41/61
      /30    10/90    30/40    40/40    10/10    10/40    40/40

   Gloversville, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /52    34/52    41/59    38/56    37/56    37/57    40/60
      /20    00/90    50/50    30/20    10/10    10/30    40/40

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /57    37/55    44/65    42/61    39/60    39/62    42/64
      /20    10/90    40/40    30/30    10/10    10/30    40/40

   Tannersville, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs
     /51    37/50    42/63    41/52    36/53    37/54    41/57
      /20    20/90    20/40    60/60    10/10    10/40    40/50


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /56    35/54    42/65    40/60    38/59    38/61    40/63
      /20    00/90    40/40    30/20    10/10    10/20    40/40

   Massena, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /55    39/63    44/59    38/56    36/55    38/59    39/62
      /10    10/10    50/50    10/20    20/10    10/20    20/30

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /49    33/55    39/56    34/53    32/51    33/55    36/59
      /10    10/20    40/40    10/20    20/10    10/20    30/30

   Speculator, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /49    32/49    39/57    34/54    33/52    34/55    36/57
      /20    00/70    70/70    10/10    10/10    10/40    40/40


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs
     /59    41/57    46/72    45/58    41/61    41/62    45/64
      /20    20/100   30/40    70/70    10/10    10/30    40/50

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs
     /60    42/58    46/72    46/58    41/61    42/63    45/65
      /20    30/90    40/30    80/80    20/10    10/30    40/50


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