Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 131113Z 16007KT 10SM -RA SCT006 BKN039 OVC065 17/17 A2995 RMK AO2 P0000
 T01720167 $=
KALB 131151Z 16004KT 10SM SCT006 BKN060 OVC080 18/17 A2995 RMK AO2 RAE41 SLP139
 P0000 60036 70037 T01780167 10189 20167 56012 $=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 07:13 AM EDT was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  The weather reported was light rain.
  Temperature: 63F ( 17C)  Dewpoint:  62F ( 17C)  Relative Humidity:  97%
  Winds from the SSE(160 degs) at  8 mph.
  Altimeter:29.95 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past hour.

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 07:51 AM EDT was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  Temperature: 64F ( 18C)  Dewpoint:  62F ( 17C)  Relative Humidity:  93%
  Winds from the SSE(160 degs) at  5 mph.
  Pressure: 1013.9 millibars.  Altimeter:29.95 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
  The maximum temperature in the past 6 hours was  66F.
  The minimum temperature in the past 6 hours was  62F.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past hour.
  There has been 0.36 inches of precipitation in the past 6 hours.
  There has been 0.37 inches of precipitation in the past 24 hours.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   9/13/2026  1130 UTC
UTC  12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
TMP  63 63 63 64 65 66 69 71 73 74 73 71 69 68 67 67 66 65 65 64 63 61 59 58 59
DPT  62 63 63 63 64 66 66 67 67 68 68 68 67 67 66 65 64 62 61 59 57 55 54 53 53
WDR  16 16 15 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 15 15 18 19 19 24 28 30 30 29 30 30 30 31
WSP  08 08 06 06 07 06 06 05 05 05 05 04 04 05 03 03 04 06 09 09 10 10 10 09 11
WGS  NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG 19 NG NG NG NG NG NG
PPO  56 45 39 25 24 20 14  9  3  1  4  8 11 15 19 24 28 31 35 28 23 17 13  8  3
PCO   Y  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N
P01  48 68 58 33 30 24 10  4  2  2  2  2  4 14 32 10 11 14 13  9  8  6  3  1  0
PC1   Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
P06                    93                10                56                18
LP1   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  2  4  4  4  3  2  2  1  1  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  21 16 15 10 11 12  4  0  0  1  2  0  1 14 17 14 14 14 15 10  7  5  2  0  0
CC1   L  L  L  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  L  L  L  L  L  L  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  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  OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
CIG   6  6  4  3  4  4  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6
CCG   6  5  4  4  4  4  4  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5
VIS   7  6  6  5  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
CVS   7  6  6  5  5  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N BR  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    9/13/2026  0600 UTC
DT /SEPT 13      /SEPT 14                /SEPT 15             /
HR   12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 00 06
X/N              75          59          68          45       70
TMP  63 66 71 74 70 67 64 61 60 64 67 66 59 54 50 48 50 60 67 63 56
DPT  61 64 67 68 68 64 59 56 54 49 46 45 45 45 44 43 44 45 46 50 50
CLD  OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW BK
WDR  15 15 18 16 17 19 30 30 31 31 32 32 32 33 34 04 14 15 17 16 16
WSP  07 03 04 05 05 05 11 09 11 14 14 12 06 04 02 02 02 06 09 05 05
P06        50    28    62    42     1     0     0     2     0  0  0
P12              63          62           3           2        0
Q06         1     0     2     1     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12               1           1           0           0        0
T06      4/ 4  6/23 26/11  1/ 5  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 0
T12                 26/23        1/ 6        0/ 0        0/ 1  1/ 3
POZ   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  1  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
CIG   5  3  4  6  7  6  6  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
VIS   5  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV  BR BR  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    9/13/2026  0000 UTC
DT /SEPT 13            /SEPT 14                /SEPT 15          /
HR   06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 18 00
X/N                    80          57          70          48    71
TMP  68 67 67 72 77 76 71 66 63 60 59 63 67 66 60 56 52 50 52 68 62
DPT  61 62 62 65 66 66 65 63 59 55 53 51 49 48 47 45 44 44 46 45 47
CLD  OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV FW SC BK FW CL CL CL CL CL CL BK
WDR  17 18 18 16 16 18 20 22 31 30 30 32 32 33 33 33 00 33 34 16 18
WSP  13 12 08 10 02 06 04 05 08 07 08 12 12 10 07 04 00 01 01 05 04
P06        97    55    17    64    35     7     0     0     1  2  3
P12                    70          64           8           1     4
Q06         3     1     0     2     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     2           2           0           0     0
T06     21/ 6 10/ 3  5/21 26/10  6/ 4  0/ 0  0/ 4  0/ 0  0/ 1  1/ 6
T12           21/ 6       31/21        6/ 4        0/ 4     0/ 3
POZ   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
POS   0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  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
CIG   6  6  3  3  4  6  6  6  6  7  8  8  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
VIS   7  7  5  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N BR HZ  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   9/13/2026  0000 UTC
FHR  24| 36  48| 60  72| 84  96|108 120|132 144|156 168|180 192
SUN  13| MON 14| TUE 15| WED 16| THU 17| FRI 18| SAT 19| SUN 20 CLIMO
X/N  77| 58  68| 44  69| 53  78| 61  72| 52  71| 51  71| 52  70 49 71
TMP  73| 60  58| 49  61| 58  70| 62  63| 56  62| 54  63| 55  62
DPT  67| 54  44| 44  48| 53  60| 59  58| 52  51| 49  52| 51  53
CLD  OV| OV  CL| CL  PC| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  PC| CL  CL| OV  OV
WND   6| 11  15|  5   8|  7   7|  5   6|  5   7|  4   7|  7  14
P12  58| 59   1|  0   1|  8  18| 41  50| 24  15| 15  20| 26  26 23 22
P24    |     63|      1|     18|     63|     26|     26|     41    35
Q12   1|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0|  1   2|  0   0|  0    |
Q24    |      1|      0|      0|      3|      0|       |
T12   9| 29   0|  0   1|  1   2|  3   6|  1   2|  1   2|  2   5
T24    | 29    |  0    |  1    |  3    |  6    |  2    |  2
PZP   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   1|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   1
PSN   0|  0   0|  0   1|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   3|  0   0
PRS   0|  0   0|  1   0|  1   0|  0   1|  0   1|  1   0|  1   2
TYP   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R|  R   R
SNW    |      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-131400-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
230 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 2026

.REST OF TONIGHT...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Not as
cool. Near steady temperature in the lower 60s. South winds around
10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph. Chance of rain near 100 percent.
.SUNDAY...Cloudy with showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
morning, then partly sunny in the afternoon. Humid with highs in the
upper 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with scattered showers. Lows in the
upper 50s. West winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY...Sunny. Less humid with highs around 70. Northwest winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear. Patchy fog after midnight. Cooler with
lows in the mid 40s. North winds 5 to 10 mph with gusts up to 20 mph
in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.TUESDAY...Patchy fog in the morning. Sunny. Highs in the lower 70s.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s.
Highs in the mid 70s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming
mostly cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s.
.THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the upper 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Lows
around 60. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.FRIDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs in
the mid 70s.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the mid 50s.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of showers. Highs
in the lower 70s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 130634
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-132100-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
234 AM EDT Sun Sep 13 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    Mon      Tue      Wed      Thu      Fri      Sat
   Sep 13   Sep 14   Sep 15   Sep 16   Sep 17   Sep 18   Sep 19


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /78    54/63    41/68    55/74    59/75    60/72    54/70
      /30    70/00    00/00    10/20    10/50    50/50    40/40


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Tstrms   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy
     /78    58/70    45/71    53/76    59/77    60/76    55/72
      /90    50/00    00/00    00/10    10/30    50/50    30/40

   Cobleskill, NY
   Tstrms   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy
     /77    53/64    41/71    54/75    58/75    59/73    53/70
      /80    60/00    00/00    00/10    10/50    50/50    40/40

   Gloversville, NY
   Shwrs    Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /76    53/65    42/67    51/74    56/73    57/72    51/68
      /60    40/00    00/00    10/10    10/40    50/40    30/40

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Shwrs    Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy
     /79    56/70    40/71    52/77    58/77    59/76    53/72
      /90    40/00    00/00    10/10    10/40    50/50    30/40

   Tannersville, NY
   Tstrms   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /74    52/63    41/65    49/73    56/73    56/71    51/67
      /80    50/00    00/00    00/10    10/40    40/40    40/40


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Shwrs    Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /77    55/69    37/70    51/76    56/75    57/75    51/71
      /90    40/00    00/00    10/10    10/40    40/40    30/40

   Massena, NY
   Mocldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /78    52/65    41/71    60/74    54/71    54/71    50/68
      /70    30/00    00/00    30/30    10/40    40/30    30/30

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /74    44/59    34/66    51/70    49/70    49/68    44/65
      /40    40/10    00/00    30/30    20/40    40/40    40/40

   Speculator, NY
   Shwrs    Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /73    47/60    34/63    47/71    51/70    52/69    46/65
      /60    30/00    00/00    10/10    10/50    50/40    40/40


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Tstrms   Sunny    Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /80    59/72    48/72    52/79    59/80    61/78    56/74
      /80    30/10    00/00    00/00    00/20    30/30    30/40

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Tstrms   Sunny    Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /80    61/73    48/73    53/79    60/81    62/79    57/75
      /80    20/30    00/00    00/00    00/20    30/30    30/40


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