Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 112201Z 27007KT 9SM SCT026 BKN060 BKN085 M01/M03 A2976 RMK AO2 SNE01 P0000
 T10061028 $=
KALB 112251Z 26007KT 10SM -SN SCT037 SCT095 M01/M04 A2977 RMK AO2 SNE01B48
 SLP085 P0000 T10061039 $=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 05:01 PM EST was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature: 31F ( -1C)  Dewpoint:  27F ( -3C)  Relative Humidity:  85%
  Winds from the W  (270 degs) at  8 mph.
  Altimeter:29.76 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 9 miles.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past hour.

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 05:51 PM EST was:
  The skies were partly cloudy.
  The weather reported was light snow.
  Temperature: 31F ( -1C)  Dewpoint:  25F ( -4C)  Relative Humidity:  78%
  Winds from the W  (260 degs) at  8 mph.
  Pressure: 1008.5 millibars.  Altimeter:29.77 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past hour.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   1/11/2026  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  31 31 32 31 32 30 29 27 27 26 27 26 26 25 26 28 29 32 34 35 36 37 36 35 35
DPT  26 25 23 21 18 17 16 15 14 14 13 14 14 14 15 16 17 18 20 20 21 20 21 21 22
WDR  28 28 28 28 29 28 28 29 29 29 29 29 28 29 28 27 25 22 24 25 25 25 24 24 24
WSP  11 12 15 17 21 25 23 21 22 24 22 14 14 11 05 05 05 06 08 11 11 11 09 09 08
WGS  21 22 25 26 30 33 31 30 30 31 30 22 24 20 NG NG NG NG 16 19 NG 19 18 NG NG
PPO   7 24 22  8 16 13  5  9  8  8  8  8  7  3  3  4  5  5  5  6  8  9 10  8  6
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  50 12 26  9  4  3  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  2  2  3  5  6  9 10 10 10 10  9  8
PC1   Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
P06                       41                 3                18
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   4  0  2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  2  1  1  1  1  1  0  1  0  0
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   1  0  0  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
POS  79 91 97 98 99100100100100100100100100100100100 99100 92 85 84 84 84 87 91
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 BK BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CIG   6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6
CCG   6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  5  5  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6
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  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    1/11/2026  1800 UTC
DT /JAN  12                  /JAN  13                /JAN  14
HR   00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 12 18
N/X              25          39          28          41       33
TMP  34 32 30 28 28 32 36 37 35 33 32 31 31 35 38 38 36 35 37 37 39
DPT  20 18 16 15 14 17 19 20 20 22 23 22 22 23 24 24 24 24 25 27 32
CLD  BK BK BK FW BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV BK SC BK OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  28 29 29 29 28 24 24 24 24 23 22 20 19 18 17 17 16 17 18 18 17
WSP  09 16 19 20 13 09 14 13 12 08 07 05 04 06 07 08 06 09 10 10 06
P06        28     0     8     7     7     6     3     0    25 34 34
P12              28          10           7           3       42
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12               0           0           0           0        1
T06      0/ 3  0/ 8  0/ 5  0/ 0  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/10  0/ 1
T12                  0/14        1/ 1        0/ 5        1/10  0/ 5
POZ   0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  2  3  4  5  2  2  4  8  6 10  0
POS  90 94 96 96 99100 99 99 99 96 98 98 96 77 71 62 58 42 20 25  6
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  R  R  R
SNW                                       0                    0
CIG   7  6  6  8  8  7  6  7  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  7  7  5  4
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  4
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE    1/11/2026  1200 UTC
DT /JAN  11/JAN  12                /JAN  13                /JAN  14
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          25          42    34
TMP  37 35 32 30 28 26 25 31 35 36 33 29 29 28 29 34 39 40 37 37 37
DPT  25 23 21 19 18 16 15 17 18 19 19 20 20 21 22 24 25 25 24 29 31
CLD  OV OV OV OV BK SC SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK FW OV OV OV OV
WDR  29 28 27 28 29 30 29 27 25 23 22 23 23 21 21 19 19 17 17 18 19
WSP  09 07 11 18 17 15 13 10 10 09 05 06 06 05 05 06 07 06 07 11 11
P06        11    18     0     2     4     4     1     7     8 33 56
P12                    18           4           7          10    79
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  2
Q12                     0           0           0           0     2
T06      1/ 3  0/ 8  0/ 5  0/ 4  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 3
T12            1/ 8        0/ 5        0/ 0        0/ 0     0/ 2
POZ   0  0  0  0  2  2  2  3  1  0  3  0  1  2  3  5  9  7  6 11 13
POS  84 90100 99 98 98 98 97 99 98 97 96 98 98 97 95 78 69 56 33 27
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  R  R
SNW                     0                       0                 0
CIG   7  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  7  7  7  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  7  5  4
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   1/11/2026  1200 UTC
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192
     MON 12| TUE 13| WED 14| THU 15| FRI 16| SAT 17| SUN 18|MON CLIMO
N/X  24  39| 29  42| 33  42| 26  28| 16  25| 10  30| 21  31| 17 13 31
TMP  27  35| 31  36| 37  38| 28  23| 18  20| 12  27| 25  24| 18
DPT  13  20| 23  24| 28  33| 22  16|  9   9|  5  16| 17  12|  8
CLD  PC  OV| PC  PC| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  PC| CL  OV| OV  OV| PC
WND  21  13| 13   9| 10   7| 10  11| 10   9|  6   9|  7  16| 21
P12  28   9|  7   3| 49  51| 80  59| 40  14| 12  27| 45  53| 29 26 26
P24      29|      7|     73|     86|     43|     29|     65|       38
Q12   0   0|  0   0|  1   1|  2   2|  1   0|  0   0|       |
Q24       0|      0|      2|      3|      1|      0|       |
T12   0   0|  0   0|  1   1|  0   0|  0   0|  0   1|  1   0|  0
T24        |  2    |  2    |  1    |  1    |  1    |  2    |  3
PZP   0   0|  0   5| 16   3|  2   7|  8   6|  9   8| 13  14| 10
PSN  95  95| 92  66| 35   0| 20  83| 90  91| 87  68| 77  50| 79
PRS   4   4|  8  23| 14  19| 23   7|  2   3|  3  13|  5  22|  7
TYP   S   S|  S   S|  S   R|  R   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   Z|  S
SNW       0|      0|      0|      2|      1|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-120100-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
1246 PM EST Sun Jan 11 2026

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM EST
MONDAY...

.THIS AFTERNOON...Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of snow
showers. Near steady temperature in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers in the evening.
Blustery, colder with lows in the lower 20s. West winds 15 to 25 mph
with gusts up to 45 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.
.MONDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 40 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows in the upper 20s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain showers after midnight.
Near steady temperature in the mid 30s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of rain. Highs
in the lower 40s.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening, then
rain likely after midnight. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.THURSDAY...Rain likely in the morning. Snow likely. Cooler with
highs in the lower 30s. Temperature falling into the upper 20s in
the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow.
Colder with lows 10 to 15.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cold. Highs in the mid
20s. Lows 10 to 15.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Cold with highs in the upper 20s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 111751
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-112200-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
1250 PM EST Sun Jan 11 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
   Jan 11   Jan 12   Jan 13   Jan 14   Jan 15   Jan 16   Jan 17


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /35    22/35    27/39    34/40    23/28    13/23    13/27
      /80    50/00    00/10    30/70    80/80    50/40    20/30


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Rain     Snow     Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /39    23/37    29/40    33/42    27/32    13/25    14/29
      /40    30/10    00/00    40/50    60/60    60/30    10/20

   Cobleskill, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Rain     Snow     Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /35    21/34    28/39    33/41    24/30    13/24    13/28
      /60    40/10    00/10    50/70    70/70    60/30    20/30

   Gloversville, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rain     Snow     Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /33    17/31    25/36    29/38    23/28    11/21    9/24
      /50    40/10    10/10    50/60    60/60    60/30    20/20

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rain     Snow     Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /37    20/35    27/39    32/41    25/31    12/24    12/28
      /30    30/10    00/00    40/50    50/60    60/30    10/20

   Tannersville, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Snow     Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /34    20/33    24/37    29/39    26/30    13/23    12/27
      /50    30/00    00/00    30/50    60/60    60/30    10/10


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Snow     Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /37    17/34    26/38    31/40    23/31    11/23    8/27
      /30    20/10    00/00    40/40    50/50    50/20    10/10

   Massena, NY
   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy
     /34    12/32    26/37    31/39    11/15    2/16     4/22
      /60    60/50    50/30    80/80    60/60    30/20    20/20

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy
     /31    9/28     22/34    28/37    13/18    1/16     1/22
      /60    70/70    70/40    50/50    60/60    50/20    20/20

   Speculator, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rnsnow   Snow     Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /31    12/27    22/33    26/36    19/26    6/20     3/22
      /40    40/20    20/10    50/50    60/60    50/20    20/20


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /43    27/40    27/43    33/45    31/36    19/29    18/34
      /50    40/00    00/00    20/40    50/50    50/30    10/10

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Snoshwr  Sunny    Sunny    Mocldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /44    27/41    28/44    34/46    32/38    18/31    18/35
      /50    40/00    00/00    20/40    50/50    50/30    10/10


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