Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 300115Z 29015KT 3SM -RA OVC070CB 21/17 A2986 RMK AO2 PK WND 29032/0059
 WSHFT 0055 RAB00 PRESRR CB SW-NW MOV E P0000 T02060167=
KALB 300129Z 27014G24KT 2SM R01/6000VP6000FT +RA BR OVC070CB 19/17 A2986 RMK
 AO2 PK WND 29032/0059 WSHFT 0055 TWR VIS 2 1/2 RAB00 CB SW-NW MOV E P0017
 T01940172=
KALB 300151Z 20004KT 3SM RA BR FEW019 SCT034CB OVC085 18/16 A2983 RMK AO2 PK
 WND 29032/0059 WSHFT 0055 RAB00 SLP101 CB ALQDS MOV E P0025 T01830161=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 09:15 PM EDT was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  The weather reported was light rain.
  Temperature: 70F ( 21C)  Dewpoint:  63F ( 17C)  Relative Humidity:  78%
  Winds from the WNW(290 degs) at 17 mph.
  Altimeter:29.86 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 3 miles.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past hour.

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 09:29 PM EDT was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  The weather reported was heavy rain and fog.
  Temperature: 66F ( 19C)  Dewpoint:  63F ( 17C)  Relative Humidity:  88%
  Winds from the W  (270 degs) at 16 mph.
  Altimeter:29.86 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 2 miles.
  There has been 0.17 inches of precipitation in the past hour.

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 09:51 PM EDT was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  The weather reported was moderate rain and fog.
  Temperature: 64F ( 18C)  Dewpoint:  61F ( 16C)  Relative Humidity:  88%
  Winds from the SSW(200 degs) at  5 mph.
  Pressure: 1010.1 millibars.  Altimeter:29.83 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 3 miles.
  There has been 0.25 inches of precipitation in the past hour.
		
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LAMP MOS Output:
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   4/30/2025  0130 UTC
UTC  02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02
TMP  67 68 66 66 63 61 58 54 52 53 55 56 57 58 60 60 62 62 63 62 61 59 56 53 50
DPT  62 61 59 58 52 47 42 39 39 37 37 35 34 34 34 34 33 31 30 31 28 28 28 28 29
WDR  25 20 20 26 26 27 27 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 30 30 31 30 31 30 30 30 30 30
WSP  13 14 15 11 18 19 20 22 19 18 16 18 17 16 15 16 15 13 12 11 11 10 07 05 04
WGS  22 22 24 20 26 27 27 28 26 25 23 25 25 25 23 25 23 21 19 NG NG NG NG NG NG
PPO  34 33 11  6 18  4 19  6  8  6  7  3  4  3  3  2  1  0  0  4  5  0  0  0  0
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  87 69 21 18  4  7  4  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
PC1   Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
P06                                12                 0                 0
LP1   6  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   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  68 50 11  8  4  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
CC1   H  M  L  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  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  1  2  3  1  1  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  R  R  R  R
CLD  OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK BK FW FW FW CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL
CIG   7  7  7  6  6  6  6  8  8  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
CCG   7  7  7  6  6  6  6  8  6  5  6  8  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  7  7  7  7
CVS   5  5  7  7  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  N  N  N  N

		
GFS MOS Output:
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE    4/29/2025  1800 UTC
DT /APR  30                  /MAY   1                /MAY   2
HR   00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 12 18
N/X              52          65          36          69       53
TMP  74 66 60 54 55 58 62 64 58 49 43 39 46 59 66 67 62 58 56 59 72
DPT  48 46 41 38 36 32 30 29 27 27 28 28 31 30 31 33 37 42 46 51 55
CLD  OV OV OV SC SC FW CL CL CL CL CL CL SC BK OV BK OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  18 21 27 29 31 30 31 31 30 32 33 10 14 15 16 16 15 17 16 17 19
WSP  21 17 18 19 13 16 13 11 05 03 02 02 03 06 06 08 06 09 09 08 19
P06        49     2     0     0     1     4     0    12    44 42 32
P12              49           1           4          12       50
Q06         1     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1  1  0
Q12               1           0           0           0        1
T06     11/14  1/ 1  1/ 5  1/ 0  2/ 0  1/ 0  3/ 0  3/ 6  1/ 4 13/10
T12                  2/ 5        2/ 0        4/ 8        3/16 15/14
POZ   0  1  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0
POS   0  0  0  0  4  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
SNW                                       0                    0
CIG   7  7  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  6  6  4  6
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    4/29/2025  1200 UTC
DT /APR  29/APR  30                /MAY   1                /MAY   2
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    51          64          36          66    49
TMP  76 78 75 65 59 54 54 55 60 62 56 48 42 38 44 56 63 66 61 52 55
DPT  47 50 52 48 46 42 40 37 35 31 29 29 29 28 30 31 30 31 32 41 46
CLD  SC BK OV OV OV BK BK SC CL CL CL CL CL CL CL SC OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  17 19 20 20 24 30 30 31 31 31 31 32 32 00 14 17 18 17 17 18 17
WSP  14 17 13 15 09 14 12 11 10 09 08 05 02 00 02 05 08 09 09 13 09
P06         7    36     5     5     1     1     4     7    14 16 31
P12                    36           5           4          14    38
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     0           0           0           0     0
T06      8/19 14/17  0/ 2  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 5  2/15 11/11
T12           16/21        0/ 9        2/ 0        0/ 5    10/15
POZ   1  0  1  1  1  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  0  0
POS   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  2  0  0  0  1  3  2  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
SNW                     0                       0                 0
CIG   8  8  8  8  6  8  5  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  8  4
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   4/29/2025  1200 UTC
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192
     WED 30| THU 01| FRI 02| SAT 03| SUN 04| MON 05| TUE 06|WED CLIMO
N/X  51  65| 36  68| 52  72| 54  62| 40  60| 41  61| 44  66| 52 43 66
TMP  55  57| 46  62| 57  68| 56  53| 45  53| 46  55| 51  60| 57
DPT  34  27| 31  36| 49  53| 49  40| 35  29| 34  30| 39  42| 47
CLD  OV  PC| CL  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| PC  CL| CL  CL| CL  CL| CL
WND  21  15|  6   8| 11  16| 10  15| 15  18| 15  10|  5  15| 15
P12  34   1|  5   3| 56  66| 56  82| 24   9|  3   3|  6  11| 20 27 28
P24      34|      5|     75|     82|     32|     10|     20|       41
Q12   0   0|  0   0|  1   2|  2   4|  0   0|  0   0|       |
Q24       0|      0|      2|      4|      0|      0|       |
T12  13   0|  3   4|  4  28|  8  16|  4   3|  2   3|  3   7|  3
T24        |  3    |  4    | 30    | 16    |  3    |  5    | 17
PZP   0   1|  1   0|  0   1|  0   0|  1   0|  0   4|  0   0|  0
PSN   0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   1|  0   0|  7   0|  5   8|  8
PRS   1   1|  3   1|  1   1|  1   1| 15   6| 12  17|  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:
		
NYZ052-300700-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
730 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 2025

.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms this evening, then a chance of showers after midnight.
Lows in the upper 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west 15 to
20 mph after midnight. Gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of rain
70 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. Much cooler with highs in the lower 60s.
Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cooler with lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 to
15 mph, diminishing to around 5 mph after midnight.
.THURSDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Light and variable
winds, becoming south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers after midnight.
Not as cool with lows in the lower 50s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
Chance of rain 40 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with showers likely. Highs
in the upper 70s. Lows in the mid 50s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers likely in the afternoon. Not as warm with highs in the upper
60s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Showers likely, mainly in the
evening. Lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 60 percent.
.SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of
showers. Highs in the lower 60s. Lows in the mid 40s.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of
showers. Highs in the mid 60s. Lows in the upper 40s.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny with a 30 percent chance of showers. Highs
around 70.


		
State Forecast:
		
FPUS61 KALY 292300
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-300900-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
700 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 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
   Wed      Thu      Fri      Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue
   Apr 30   May 01   May 02   May 03   May 04   May 05   May 06


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   39/56    32/70    55/75    49/60    41/58    41/61    45/68
    80/00    00/10    50/70    70/60    60/30    30/30    30/40


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   47/63    35/68    52/78    54/67    47/62    45/65    47/69
    70/00    00/00    40/60    60/60    60/30    30/30    30/30

   Cobleskill, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   41/56    31/68    54/76    51/63    43/58    41/61    43/66
    70/00    00/00    50/70    70/60    60/30    30/30    30/40

   Gloversville, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   42/58    31/64    48/74    49/62    42/59    40/61    43/66
    90/00    00/00    50/70    70/60    60/30    30/30    30/30

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   48/65    34/68    51/77    52/67    46/63    44/65    45/70
    80/00    00/00    40/60    60/60    60/30    30/20    20/30

   Tannersville, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   42/57    32/64    48/72    50/62    43/55    41/57    42/62
    70/10    00/00    40/60    60/70    70/30    30/30    30/40


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   46/63    32/67    50/75    50/67    44/62    42/65    44/70
    90/00    00/00    40/60    60/60    60/30    30/20    20/30

   Massena, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   33/52    30/61    48/72    46/56    39/59    38/62    45/68
    70/00    00/20    80/80    60/40    40/20    20/20    20/30

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   30/50    27/63    48/70    44/56    36/55    35/59    41/65
    70/00    00/10    70/70    70/50    50/20    20/20    20/30

   Speculator, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   37/54    28/61    48/68    45/58    40/55    38/57    41/64
    80/00    00/10    50/80    80/60    60/30    30/30    30/30


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   53/68    37/70    52/79    56/70    48/62    46/65    47/69
    50/00    00/00    30/50    50/60    60/30    30/30    30/30

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   55/69    37/72    52/81    57/72    49/64    46/65    47/70
    40/10    00/00    40/40    50/70    70/30    30/30    30/30


$$



FPUS61 KALY 292335
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-300900-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
735 PM EDT Tue Apr 29 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
   Wed      Thu      Fri      Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue
   Apr 30   May 01   May 02   May 03   May 04   May 05   May 06


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   39/56    32/70    55/75    49/60    41/58    41/61    45/68
    80/00    00/10    50/70    70/60    60/30    30/30    30/40


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   47/63    35/68    52/78    54/67    47/62    45/65    47/69
    70/00    00/00    40/60    60/60    60/30    30/30    30/30

   Cobleskill, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   41/56    31/68    54/76    51/63    43/58    41/61    43/66
    70/00    00/00    50/70    70/60    60/30    30/30    30/40

   Gloversville, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   42/58    31/64    48/74    49/62    42/59    40/61    43/66
    90/00    00/00    50/70    70/60    60/30    30/30    30/30

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   48/65    34/68    51/77    52/67    46/63    44/65    45/70
    80/00    00/00    40/60    60/60    60/30    30/20    20/30

   Tannersville, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   42/57    32/64    48/72    50/62    43/55    41/57    42/62
    70/10    00/00    40/60    60/70    70/30    30/30    30/40


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   46/63    32/67    50/75    50/67    44/62    42/65    44/70
    90/00    00/00    40/60    60/60    60/30    30/20    20/30

   Massena, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   33/52    30/61    48/72    46/56    39/59    38/62    45/68
    70/00    00/20    80/80    60/40    40/20    20/20    20/30

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   30/50    27/63    48/70    44/56    36/55    35/59    41/65
    70/00    00/10    70/70    70/50    50/20    20/20    20/30

   Speculator, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   37/54    28/61    48/68    45/58    40/55    38/57    41/64
    80/00    00/10    50/80    80/60    60/30    30/30    30/30


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   53/68    37/70    52/79    56/70    48/62    46/65    47/69
    50/00    00/00    30/50    50/60    60/30    30/30    30/30

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   55/69    37/72    52/81    57/72    49/64    46/65    47/70
    40/10    00/00    40/40    50/70    70/30    30/30    30/30


$$