Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 022251Z 30006KT 10SM FEW065 BKN110 BKN130 23/13 A2979 RMK AO2 SLP088
 T02280133=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 06:51 PM EDT was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature: 73F ( 23C)  Dewpoint:  55F ( 13C)  Relative Humidity:  53%
  Winds from the NW (300 degs) at  7 mph.
  Pressure: 1008.8 millibars.  Altimeter:29.79 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   5/02/2025  2230 UTC
UTC  23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
TMP  75 71 69 68 66 66 65 63 62 61 60 59 60 63 65 67 68 67 66 67 68 67 65 65 63
DPT  53 54 55 56 55 55 56 56 55 55 54 54 55 57 57 57 57 58 57 57 56 56 56 56 55
WDR  26 27 24 23 26 25 22 16 19 19 20 12 16 22 16 17 17 02 33 35 32 01 04 35 01
WSP  08 06 05 05 03 06 03 04 03 03 02 01 02 02 03 03 04 04 06 06 06 05 06 06 05
WGS  NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG
PPO   4  4  4  3  3  3  3  2  4  6  8 12 16 20 27 33 37 49 60 69 67 60 55 54 55
PCO   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
P01  20  8 18  8 15 35 27 14  5  5  5  4  4  3  7 20 34 46 48 57 59 53 43 50 52
PC1   N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
P06                       61                12                84
LP1   5  4  0  1  4  6  1  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  3  5  8  9 10  6  4
LC1   L  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   9  8  4  5 11 21  8  7  6  1  0  0  0  3  5 12 14 22 27 26 26 28 28 21 20
CC1   L  N  N  N  L  L  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  L  M  M  M  M  M  M  L  L
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  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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  R  R  R  R
CLD  BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CIG   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  4  3  3  3  3  3
CCG   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  6  5  4  4  4
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  4  4  4  5  5  5
CVS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  5  5  5  5
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR BR HZ  N BR
GFS MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE    5/02/2025  1800 UTC
DT /MAY   3                  /MAY   4                /MAY   5
HR   00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 12 18
N/X              60          72          53          67       53
TMP  72 67 63 61 63 68 69 65 62 59 56 55 56 60 63 62 60 58 56 55 63
DPT  52 54 55 55 56 57 56 55 53 50 50 49 50 52 54 54 53 52 51 50 52
CLD  BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  26 23 20 19 26 20 02 35 35 02 36 03 36 36 05 05 06 08 11 02 06
WSP  06 04 03 03 03 07 07 05 02 02 03 05 05 05 06 05 04 04 04 05 06
P06        15    38    72    82    86    57    46    89    72 49 54
P12              38          90          89         100       82
Q06         0     1     3     2     3     1     1     4     2  1  2
Q12               0           3           3           4        3
T06      4/ 3 10/ 1 14/ 7 28/13 12/ 2  2/ 0  5/ 6 11/10  5/ 0 15/ 0
T12                 20/12       30/22        7/10       14/22 19/ 3
POZ   0  1  1  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
POS   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  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
CIG   8  7  7  7  6  6  4  4  4  3  3  3  2  3  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  5  7  7  5  3  4  5  7  5  4  5  5  5  5  5
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N BR  N  N BR BR BR BR  N BR BR BR BR BR BR BR
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE    5/02/2025  1200 UTC
DT /MAY   2/MAY   3                /MAY   4                /MAY   5
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    59          64          46          60    49
TMP  75 74 70 68 64 61 63 62 62 56 52 51 49 48 49 54 57 57 55 53 53
DPT  58 57 56 57 57 56 56 57 55 51 49 45 44 44 44 44 45 46 47 46 47
CLD  BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  18 21 26 25 00 32 36 14 32 34 35 36 33 33 36 33 35 04 36 12 09
WSP  09 09 06 04 00 01 02 06 05 09 03 03 03 02 03 05 05 07 04 03 05
P06        46    32    17    62    54     9    53    43    29 26 51
P12                    44          80          59          48    51
Q06         1     0     0     2     1     0     1     1     0  0  1
Q12                     1           3           1           1     1
T06     35/28 16/ 8  3/ 8 20/15 35/24  1/ 5  1/ 3  1/ 5  1/15  1/ 2
T12           46/28       29/15       38/24        1/ 5     1/15
POZ   0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
POS   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  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   6  6  7  7  7  6  6  6  5  5  6  6  6  5  5  4  4  5  5  5  4
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N HZ  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   5/02/2025  1200 UTC
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192
     SAT 03| SUN 04| MON 05| TUE 06| WED 07| THU 08| FRI 09|SAT CLIMO
N/X  57  73| 55  68| 54  64| 49  66| 52  71| 50  65| 44  69| 48 44 67
TMP  61  63| 58  60| 55  56| 52  61| 55  65| 53  57| 51  61| 54
DPT  57  53| 53  54| 50  48| 47  50| 48  49| 44  38| 39  39| 43
CLD  OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| PC  PC| CL  CL| CL
WND   5   6|  6   6|  6   7|  6   7|  5   6|  9  12|  6   8|  6
P12  37  91| 97  85| 60  74| 73  53| 64  51| 23  15| 12  11| 14 27 28
P24      95|     99|     79|     85|     85|     26|     19|       42
Q12   0   3|  3   3|  1   2|  3   2|  3   2|  0   0|       |
Q24       3|      4|      3|      4|      4|      0|       |
T12   9  34| 31  10|  9  15|  5  13| 17  26|  8   5|  2   4|  3
T24        | 45    | 15    | 17    | 26    | 30    |  9    |  8
PZP   0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0
PSN   0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   1|  4   2|  6   0|  0
PRS   0   0|  1   1|  1   0|  1   1|  1   1|  1   2|  1   0|  1
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: 
		
NYZ052-030600-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
653 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers with isolated
thunderstorms this evening, then isolated showers after midnight.
Lows in the upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph this evening, becoming
light and variable. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
Highs in the mid 70s. North winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain
60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Lows in the lower 50s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY...Showers, cooler with highs in the lower 60s. North winds
5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Showers, mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 50s.
Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Showers likely. Highs in the mid 60s.
Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...Showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in
the mid 50s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny with a chance of showers. Highs in the
lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows in
the lower 50s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.THURSDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the mid 60s.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A chance of showers in the evening.
Lows in the mid 40s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 022257
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-030900-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
656 PM EDT Fri May 2 2025

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
   Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue      Wed      Thu      Fri
   May 03   May 04   May 05   May 06   May 07   May 08   May 09


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   54/68    51/64    55/67    55/66    50/67    47/62    41/65
    40/60    90/90    90/80    80/90    90/50    50/40    40/20


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Tstrms   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   57/75    52/62    54/64    53/65    54/70    51/65    45/68
    40/60    60/80    80/70    60/90    90/50    50/40    40/20

   Cobleskill, NY
   Tstrms   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   54/70    50/60    52/61    52/64    51/66    47/63    41/65
    50/60    60/80    80/70    70/90    90/50    50/40    40/20

   Gloversville, NY
   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   53/68    49/59    51/60    50/62    51/65    46/63    41/66
    50/60    60/80    80/60    60/90    90/50    50/40    40/20

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   56/74    50/61    52/64    51/65    53/70    49/66    43/69
    50/60    60/80    80/60    50/80    80/50    50/40    40/20

   Tannersville, NY
   Tstrms   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   54/74    52/61    52/58    51/60    50/65    47/60    41/61
    40/60    60/80    80/80    80/90    90/50    50/40    40/20


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   55/71    48/59    50/63    49/64    52/70    46/65    42/68
    50/60    60/70    70/50    50/80    80/50    50/30    30/20

   Massena, NY
   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Sunny
   45/57    42/62    46/66    52/67    52/63    41/60    39/66
    10/50    30/20    20/40    50/90    90/70    70/30    20/10

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Sunny
   46/58    42/58    44/64    48/63    48/61    38/57    35/64
    20/60    40/50    40/40    40/80    80/70    70/30    30/10

   Speculator, NY
   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   50/63    47/56    47/58    48/58    48/62    42/60    37/64
    50/60    60/70    70/50    50/80    80/60    60/30    30/20


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Tstrms   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   58/83    55/69    57/65    55/65    54/73    53/68    46/68
    30/60    60/70    70/80    80/90    90/40    40/40    40/20

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Tstrms   Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   58/85    57/72    57/66    55/67    54/74    53/69    46/68
    40/60    60/70    80/90    90/90    90/40    40/40    40/20


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