Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 122151Z 28017G25KT 10SM FEW033 OVC100 01/M08 A2982 RMK AO2 PK WND
 29029/2053 SLP099 VIRGA ALQDS T00111078=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 04:51 PM EST was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  Temperature: 34F (  1C)  Dewpoint:  18F ( -8C)  Relative Humidity:  51%
  Winds from the W  (280 degs) at 20 mph.
  Pressure: 1009.9 millibars.  Altimeter:29.82 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   3/12/2026  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  33 33 32 31 32 33 32 31 31 31 30 29 29 28 30 31 33 34 35 36 36 36 36 37 36
DPT  18 17 17 17 18 18 18 19 20 20 19 18 18 18 17 15 14 15 15 15 18 21 21 23 23
WDR  29 29 29 30 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 29 28 28 27 26 22 17 17 17 17 16 16 16 16
WSP  17 16 15 13 14 13 14 13 11 09 08 07 06 05 06 06 05 07 08 12 12 10 11 13 13
WGS  25 25 24 21 NG NG NG 22 NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG 20 20 18 NG NG 22
PPO   3  2 16  2  6  2  7  7  2  2  3  2  1  1  1  1  2  4  7 10 23 35 44 44 45
PCO   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y
P01  12  8 13 14  3  9  5  7  7  6  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  4  6 14 21 25 45 41
PC1   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y
P06                       25                10                11
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   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  3  2  4
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   2  1  0  2  3  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  3  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
POS  87 96100 98 97 99100100100100100100100 98 99100100 97 91 87 87 88 89 89 88
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  OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CIG   7  7  6  7  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  6  6  6  5
CCG   7  7  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  7  7  7  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  7  7  7  7
CVS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  5  3  3  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  N  N
GFS MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE    3/12/2026  1800 UTC
DT /MAR  13                  /MAR  14                /MAR  15
HR   00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 12 18
N/X              26          37          32          43       24
TMP  31 30 30 29 29 33 35 36 36 36 35 35 35 38 40 39 35 31 29 27 41
DPT  17 17 17 16 16 15 14 18 22 25 25 25 25 24 23 20 19 18 18 17 20
CLD  OV BK SC FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK FW SC SC OV OV
WDR  29 30 29 29 27 20 18 15 16 16 21 22 23 26 28 29 29 30 29 01 15
WSP  17 12 14 09 06 07 10 10 12 11 11 10 13 20 22 19 13 08 03 03 08
P06        10     6     5    53    84    46    27    22     4  2 22
P12              10          53          88          28        9
Q06         0     0     0     1     2     1     0     0     0  0  0
Q12               0           1           2           0        0
T06      0/ 0  0/ 3  0/ 5  0/ 0  2/ 2  1/ 0  1/ 4  1/11  0/ 7  0/ 7
T12                  0/ 9        2/ 2        1/ 5        2/11  0/ 7
POZ   2  1  2  0  4  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  1  4 10
POS  95 99 99 99 96100 99 99 99 80 65 80 92 87 87 95 94 96 96 96 67
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SNW                                       1                    0
CIG   7  6  6  8  8  8  7  6  5  4  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  7  7
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE    3/12/2026  1200 UTC
DT /MAR  12/MAR  13                /MAR  14                /MAR  15
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    22          38          30          41    20
TMP  36 34 31 31 28 25 26 28 34 36 35 38 36 33 33 35 38 38 34 27 23
DPT  22 20 19 16 15 14 15 11 14 17 20 24 24 22 21 18 17 16 16 17 14
CLD  OV OV SC BK BK CL CL FW OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK SC FW SC
WDR  29 29 30 30 29 28 22 20 17 17 17 19 19 22 25 26 27 28 29 30 36
WSP  17 15 12 10 09 06 04 07 08 10 12 14 09 10 13 19 20 18 14 06 01
P06         0     0     0     2    54    40     9    11     4  3  6
P12                     0          54          40          15     6
Q06         0     0     0     0     1     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     0           1           0           0     0
T06      0/ 9  0/ 0  0/ 5  0/ 4  0/ 4  1/ 4  0/ 3  0/ 3  0/ 2  0/ 6
T12            0/ 9        0/ 5        1/ 7        0/ 3     0/18
POZ   0  0  2  0  2  2  3  4  0  0  1  0  1  0  0  0  1  0  2  2  2
POS  86 90 99 99 99 99 97 96100 98 94 93 86 87 93 97 99 97 98 98 92
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                 0
CIG   6  7  8  7  8  8  8  8  7  4  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  7  8  8  8
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  2  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   3/12/2026  1200 UTC
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192
     FRI 13| SAT 14| SUN 15| MON 16| TUE 17| WED 18| THU 19|FRI CLIMO
N/X  26  38| 32  42| 25  42| 39  58| 35  39| 20  41| 30  46| 32 25 46
TMP  29  37| 35  34| 27  40| 44  51| 37  31| 23  35| 35  41| 36
DPT  16  23| 24  18| 17  25| 38  43| 26  10| 11  13| 24  24| 28
CLD  PC  OV| OV  OV| PC  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| PC  PC| OV  OV| OV
WND  15  13| 16  21| 13  12| 12  15| 16  21| 16   8|  7   9|  6
P12  12  66| 90  28|  5  45| 54  71| 93  33| 22  17| 25  23| 26 27 26
P24      69|     90|     45|     81|     96|     28|     35|       42
Q12   0   1|  2   0|  0   1|  2   3|  5   1|  0   0|       |
Q24       1|      2|      1|      4|      5|      0|       |
T12   0   1|  3   1|  1   1|  3  10|  3   1|  1   0|  1   1|  1
T24        |  3    |  2    |  4    | 15    |  1    |  1    |  3
PZP   0   0|  0   1|  4  26| 16   2|  3   3|  5   2|  8   4|  4
PSN  95  84| 55  84| 96  55| 12   4| 28  87| 86  78| 77  40| 41
PRS   4   7| 25  15|  0  11|  8   2| 13   4|  1   8|  3  20| 16
TYP   S   S|  S   S|  S   Z|  R   R|  R   S|  S   S|  S  RS| RS
SNW       0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-130200-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
230 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.
Breezy and much cooler. Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. West
winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Colder with lows in the mid 20s. Northwest winds 15 to
20 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening.
.FRIDAY...Mostly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with snow
likely with a chance of rain in the afternoon. Little or no snow
accumulation. Highs around 40. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming
south 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph in the afternoon. Chance
of precipitation 70 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a chance of rain. A chance of
snow after midnight. Cold with lows in the lower 30s. South winds
10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of precipitation
50 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy in the morning, then becoming partly
sunny. Highs around 40. West winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to
40 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs in
the lower 40s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. Rain likely after midnight. Not as cool.
Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. Chance of rain 70 percent.
.MONDAY...Rain. Not as cool with highs in the lower 60s. Chance of
rain 90 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Rain. A chance of snow after midnight. Cold with
lows in the lower 30s. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. A chance of rain and snow in the morning.
Much cooler with highs in the upper 30s. Chance of precipitation
30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy. Lows around 20. Highs
in the mid 30s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 121835
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-130900-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
235 PM EDT Thu Mar 12 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
   Fri      Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue      Wed      Thu
   Mar 13   Mar 14   Mar 15   Mar 16   Mar 17   Mar 18   Mar 19


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy
   24/40    28/38    23/46    40/62    23/29    16/32    21/40
    20/60    70/20    30/30    60/90    90/20    20/20    20/20


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Snow     Mocldy   Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   25/39    32/39    24/42    37/61    30/37    19/33    21/42
    10/70    50/30    00/30    60/90    90/30    10/10    10/10

   Cobleskill, NY
   Snow     Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   23/38    29/35    22/42    36/61    24/30    15/30    18/39
    10/80    60/30    10/40    60/90    90/30    20/10    10/20

   Gloversville, NY
   Snow     Mocldy   Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   21/35    28/33    19/38    34/57    24/30    14/29    16/38
    10/80    70/40    00/40    50/90    90/30    20/10    20/20

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Snow     Mocldy   Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   24/39    31/39    21/42    35/61    28/37    17/34    19/42
    10/70    60/30    00/30    60/90    90/30    10/10    10/10

   Tannersville, NY
   Snow     Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   21/36    28/36    21/39    33/56    27/32    16/30    18/37
    10/60    40/10    00/20    70/100  100/30    10/10    10/10


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Snow     Mocldy   Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy
   23/38    29/39    18/41    33/59    27/37    14/33    16/41
    10/70    70/40    00/30    50/90    90/30    10/00    10/10

   Massena, NY
   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   17/35    26/32    13/38    30/61    22/28    11/27    16/38
    00/70    90/80    10/70    70/90    90/20    10/10    20/20

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   14/33    23/30    11/37    28/56    18/26    5/24     11/35
    20/70    90/70    10/50    50/80    80/30    20/10    20/20

   Speculator, NY
   Snow     Snow     Mocldy   Rain     Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   17/32    24/30    12/35    29/54    18/25    6/24     10/34
    10/80    80/50    10/40    40/90    90/30    20/10    10/10


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy
   27/42    34/45    27/45    38/61    32/41    21/37    22/43
    20/30    30/10    00/10    80/100  100/20    10/10    10/10

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Mocldy   Rain     Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy
   27/43    34/47    28/46    38/61    33/42    22/38    23/44
    20/30    20/00    00/10    80/100  100/20    10/00    10/10


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