Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 042051Z 16007KT 10SM FEW050 29/16 A3015 RMK AO2 SLP209 T02940161 57011=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 04:51 PM EDT was:
  The skies were mostly clear.
  Temperature: 85F ( 29C)  Dewpoint:  61F ( 16C)  Relative Humidity:  45%
  Winds from the SSE(160 degs) at  8 mph.
  Pressure: 1020.9 millibars.  Altimeter:30.15 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE  10/04/2023  2030 UTC
UTC  21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21
TMP  85 82 77 75 73 71 70 69 67 66 64 64 62 62 61 62 66 69 72 74 77 79 80 79 79
DPT  61 61 63 63 63 63 61 62 62 62 61 61 60 59 58 60 61 61 62 60 59 58 57 56 56
WDR  14 14 15 14 15 16 16 16 16 16 16 15 15 16 16 16 16 17 17 16 16 16 16 16 16
WSP  06 04 04 03 03 04 04 04 04 04 03 03 02 03 03 04 06 08 09 09 09 10 10 10 10
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   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
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   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
PC1   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
P06                              0                 0                 0
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   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  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   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   3  1  1  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  CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL CL FW FW BK BK SC CL CL FW CL CL CL CL CL CL
CIG   8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
CCG   8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  8  7  8  7  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  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 BR BR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
GFS MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE   10/04/2023  1200 UTC
DT /OCT   4/OCT   5                /OCT   6                /OCT   7
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    58          81          55          69    58
TMP  81 82 74 68 63 61 61 72 78 76 68 62 59 57 58 63 67 67 64 61 60
DPT  62 61 63 61 60 59 59 60 57 53 53 52 52 53 54 57 58 59 60 60 59
CLD  FW FW CL CL CL BK SC CL CL CL CL CL CL OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  14 14 15 17 16 15 16 16 16 16 14 16 16 14 18 15 14 14 15 14 14
WSP  04 05 02 03 04 02 04 06 08 08 03 04 05 02 03 05 05 05 05 05 03
P06         0     0     4     0     0     0     4    26    51 58 80
P12                     4           0           4          51    90
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1  1  2
Q12                     0           0           0           1     2
T06      0/ 4  1/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  1/ 6  0/ 0  1/ 1  2/ 3  9/ 4 16/ 0
T12            5/ 4        0/ 3        4/ 8        2/ 3    20/ 6
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  0  0  0  0  1  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  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  6  4  4  4  4  4  2  3
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  6  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  7  7  6  5  2  1
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N BR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR  N  N  N BR BR FG
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE   10/04/2023  1200 UTC
DT /OCT   4/OCT   5                /OCT   6                /OCT   7
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    63          79          56          67    57
TMP  78 80 73 68 67 65 64 69 76 76 67 62 60 59 58 61 65 65 61 61 59
DPT  64 64 64 62 62 62 60 60 56 52 52 51 52 53 54 56 57 57 57 58 58
CLD  CL CL CL FW SC BK BK FW CL CL CL CL SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  17 16 17 21 19 17 17 17 17 16 16 15 16 17 16 14 14 14 14 15 14
WSP  03 04 02 02 02 03 03 06 06 06 04 04 05 05 04 05 05 06 05 05 04
P06         1     3    21     4     5    10    22    18    36 29 60
P12                    31           6          28          43    64
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  2
Q12                     0           0           0           0     1
T06      8/ 4  3/ 2  0/ 0  0/ 1  0/ 2  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 4  0/ 8  1/ 2
T12            9/ 4        0/ 1        0/ 4        0/ 4     0/ 8
POZ   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0
POS   0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0  1  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   8  8  8  8  8  2  2  8  8  8  8  8  8  5  2  4  4  4  4  4  2
VIS   7  7  7  7  1  1  1  7  7  7  7  7  7  2  1  7  7  7  7  6  3
OBV   N  N  N  N FG FG FG  N  N  N  N  N  N BR FG  N  N BR  N HZ BR
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE  10/04/2023  1200 UTC
FHR  24  36| 48  60| 72  84| 96 108|120 132|144 156|168 180|192
     THU 05| FRI 06| SAT 07| SUN 08| MON 09| TUE 10| WED 11|THU CLIMO
N/X  58  81| 55  69| 58  62| 46  54| 42  52| 41  57| 45  62| 43 41 62
TMP  61  68| 58  64| 60  53| 48  47| 45  46| 44  51| 48  54| 46
DPT  59  53| 54  60| 59  52| 44  41| 39  40| 38  42| 44  45| 41
CLD  CL  CL| PC  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| PC
WND   4   8|  5   5|  5  15| 18  20| 16  13|  7   8|  5   8|  7
P12   4   0|  4  51| 90  93| 84  45| 44  29| 20  21| 24  23| 24 22 22
P24       4|     52|     94|     84|     62|     31|     36|       34
Q12   0   0|  0   1|  2   4|  2   1|  1   0|  0   0|       |
Q24       0|      1|      5|      2|      1|      0|       |
T12   1   1|  1  11| 27  11| 13  14|  1   1|  1   3|  1   3|  3
T24        |  1    | 37    | 16    | 22    |  1    |  3    |  3
PZP   0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0
PSN   0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  2   2|  0   2|  5   5|  5   0|  2
PRS   0   0|  0   1|  1   1|  1   3| 17   0|  2   2|  1   2|  2
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: 
		
NYZ052-050300-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
329 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2023

.TONIGHT...Clear this evening, then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy
dense fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds around
5 mph.
.THURSDAY...Patchy dense fog in the morning. Mostly sunny. Highs
around 80. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Lows in the upper 50s. South winds 10 to 15 mph.
.FRIDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs
in the lower 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
40 percent.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Showers likely in the evening, then showers after
midnight. Lows in the lower 60s. Southeast winds 10 to 15 mph with
gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 80 percent.
.SATURDAY...Showers. Highs in the upper 60s. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Showers, mainly in the evening. Much cooler with
lows in the upper 40s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
.SUNDAY...Partly sunny with a 50 percent chance of showers. Cooler
with highs in the mid 50s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of showers.
Lows in the lower 40s.
.COLUMBUS DAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent
chance of showers. Highs in the upper 50s. Lows in the mid 40s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 041933
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-051000-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
333 PM EDT Wed Oct 4 2023

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
   Thu      Fri      Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue      Wed
   Oct 05   Oct 06   Oct 07   Oct 08   Oct 09   Oct 10   Oct 11


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Sunny    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   55/77    61/71    55/61    42/51    39/51    41/53    39/55
    00/00    10/70    80/90    80/50    40/40    50/30    30/20


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Foggy    Mocldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   58/80    59/72    62/66    47/55    42/55    43/57    43/58
    00/00    00/40    80/90    90/50    40/30    30/30    30/30

   Cobleskill, NY
   Sunny    Mocldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   55/78    56/70    57/63    43/50    38/49    40/52    40/54
    00/00    00/40    80/90    90/60    40/40    40/30    30/30

   Gloversville, NY
   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   55/79    54/72    57/64    43/52    38/52    39/54    40/56
    00/00    00/40    90/90    90/60    50/40    40/40    40/30

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Foggy    Mocldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   57/81    57/74    61/67    46/56    41/56    42/57    42/59
    00/00    00/40    80/90    90/60    40/30    30/30    30/30

   Tannersville, NY
   Sunny    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   52/73    53/64    55/60    40/49    35/48    36/51    37/53
    00/00    10/50    90/90    90/40    30/30    30/30    20/20


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Foggy    Mocldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   57/80    56/73    60/66    45/55    40/54    41/56    41/58
    00/00    00/40    80/90    90/60    40/30    30/30    30/30

   Massena, NY
   Foggy    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Mocldy   Mocldy
   61/82    63/75    55/63    42/52    37/51    38/52    40/55
    10/10    10/100  100/90    90/70    50/50    50/40    40/30

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Sunny    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Shwrs    Mocldy
   55/78    54/70    52/62    38/47    33/47    34/49    34/52
    10/10    00/60    80/90    90/70    50/50    50/50    40/40

   Speculator, NY
   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Shwrs    Shwrs    Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy
   55/75    53/67    54/58    40/46    35/47    36/48    37/51
    00/00    10/40    90/90    90/60    50/40    40/40    30/30


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Foggy    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   55/78    58/71    62/67    46/58    42/56    42/59    42/61
    00/00    10/50    90/90    90/40    30/20    20/20    20/20

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Foggy    Shwrs    Shwrs    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
   54/77    59/71    62/67    46/58    42/57    43/60    42/61
    00/00    10/50    90/90    80/30    10/20    20/20    20/20


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