Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 161205Z 28022G33KT 10SM SCT028 BKN034 BKN085 M09/M15 A2969 RMK AO2 PK WND
 28033/1205 SNE05 PRESENT WX VCSH P0000 T10891150=
KALB 161251Z 28017G28KT 10SM FEW032 FEW085 M09/M15 A2973 RMK AO2 PK WND
 29034/1206 SNE05 SLP072 P0000 T10891150=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 07:05 AM EST was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature: 16F ( -9C)  Dewpoint:   5F (-15C)  Relative Humidity:  62%
  Winds from the W  (280 degs) at 25 mph.
  Altimeter:29.69 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 EST was:
  The skies were mostly clear.
  Temperature: 16F ( -9C)  Dewpoint:   5F (-15C)  Relative Humidity:  62%
  Winds from the W  (280 degs) at 20 mph.
  Pressure: 1007.2 millibars.  Altimeter:29.73 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   1/16/2026  1230 UTC
UTC  13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13
TMP  15 16 17 19 20 22 26 25 25 24 23 22 22 22 22 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 28 28 29
DPT   4  4  4  4  6  6  6  7  7  8  8  8  9  9  9 10 11 11 12 14 17 17 18 19 20
WDR  28 29 28 28 27 28 28 28 27 28 27 08 14 18 21 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 16 16
WSP  17 16 18 18 19 17 14 09 08 05 05 02 03 03 04 05 06 05 08 08 11 09 09 10 10
WGS  25 25 27 27 28 25 23 NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG NG
PPO   6  7  7  7  6  5  4  2  0  0  0  0  2  4  6 11 15 21 33 43 51 54 58 62 66
PCO   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
P01   0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  3  7 17 16 13 41 45 43 45 49 45 44
PC1   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y  Y
P06                  0                 1                30                73
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  1  1  1  1  1  2  3  4  4  4  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   0  0  0  0  0  1  0  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  2  1
POS  98 98 97 98 99 98100100 99100100100100100100100100100100 99 99 99 99 99 99
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 FW SC BK BK BK BK BK SC SC FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
CIG   6  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  6  7  7  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5
CCG   6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  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  5  5  5  4
CVS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  5  4  3  3  2
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR BR
GFS MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS MOS GUIDANCE    1/16/2026  0600 UTC
DT /JAN  16      /JAN  17                /JAN  18             /
HR   12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 00 06
X/N              26          22          35          26       36
TMP  16 18 24 26 22 22 25 26 27 29 33 34 32 30 30 29 28 32 34 28 23
DPT   4  3  4  6  7  8 11 16 18 20 24 26 25 23 22 22 21 22 20 15 12
CLD  BK SC FW FW FW OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
WDR  29 27 28 26 18 18 17 17 17 16 18 18 17 18 17 19 20 23 26 31 30
WSP  12 17 14 10 04 06 06 08 07 08 08 07 03 04 04 06 06 06 05 05 05
P06         0     0     7    65    66    36    14    14    21 36 24
P12               0          65          66          19       41
Q06         0     0     0     1     1     0     0     0     0  1  0
Q12               0           1           1           0        1
T06      0/ 8  0/ 0  0/ 5  0/ 0  0/ 9  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 8  0/10  0/ 0
T12                  1/ 7        0/ 9        1/ 7        0/10  0/ 0
POZ   0  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  3  1  1  1  2  5  8  8  6  1  1  1  2
POS 100 99 99 99100 99 98 98 97 99 99 99 93 96 92 92 94 99 99 97 98
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SNW                           1                       1
CIG   5  8  8  8  8  7  7  5  5  5  4  5  6  6  6  6  6  7  6  5  7
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  6  5  3  5  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE    1/16/2026  0000 UTC
DT /JAN  16            /JAN  17                /JAN  18          /
HR   06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 18 00
X/N                    30          22          34          24    33
TMP  13 12 12 21 27 28 23 26 26 26 26 28 31 32 30 31 29 27 26 31 24
DPT   3  3  2  5  5  5  6 13 15 16 18 22 24 24 23 23 22 20 18 16 13
CLD  OV OV BK SC CL FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK
WDR  28 29 29 28 28 26 18 17 17 17 18 17 18 20 22 18 19 26 28 28 35
WSP  11 14 14 15 15 09 03 06 08 06 08 06 08 09 07 03 04 06 06 08 02
P06         1     2     0    31    56    84    56    12    22 28 21
P12                     2          82          90          23    31
Q06         0     0     0     0     1     2     1     0     0  0  0
Q12                     0           1           2           0     0
T06      0/ 5  0/ 8  1/ 0  0/ 3  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 5  0/24  0/ 1  0/ 2
T12            0/ 8        1/ 3        0/ 1        0/24     0/ 6
POZ   2  2  2  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  2  3  3  3  3  3  1  2
POS  98 98 98 99 99 99 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 98 97 97 97 97 97 99 98
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S
SNW                                 2                       2
CIG   6  6  7  8  8  8  8  7  6  4  5  4  4  3  6  6  6  6  6  6  8
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  7  2  1  2  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N FG FG FG  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   1/16/2026  0000 UTC
FHR  24| 36  48| 60  72| 84  96|108 120|132 144|156 168|180 192
FRI  16| SAT 17| SUN 18| MON 19| TUE 20| WED 21| THU 22| FRI 23 CLIMO
X/N  27| 22  35| 25  36| 16  32| 15  20|  9  22| 17  30| 15  30 13 31
TMP  23| 27  32| 28  27| 18  25| 17  16| 12  21| 21  25| 18  25
DPT   7| 18  25| 20  13|  9  10|  4   3|  0   9| 11  13|  8  11
CLD  CL| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  PC| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV
WND  18|  8   8|  6   6|  5  14| 15  18| 13   9| 14  19| 12  14
P12   0| 65  73| 31  24| 13  33| 30  16| 15  16| 29  24| 21  21 26 25
P24    |     81|     40|     39|     31|     30|     45|     28    37
Q12   0|  1   1|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0    |
Q24    |      2|      1|      0|      0|      0|       |
T12   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   1|  1   0|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0
T24    |  1    |  1    |  0    |  2    |  1    |  0    |  1
PZP   3|  4   5| 12   6|  4   4|  7   6|  4   5|  8   8| 10   3
PSN  97| 96  95| 81  91| 95  96| 92  91| 92  91| 90  85| 83  85
PRS   0|  0   0|  7   3|  1   0|  1   2|  4   3|  3   4|  5   2
TYP   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S
SNW    |      1|      1|      0|      0|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-161900-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
645 AM EST Fri Jan 16 2026

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Colder with highs in the mid 20s. West winds
15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Wind chill values as low as
2 below this morning.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow showers after midnight.
Cold with lows in the lower 20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
snow 40 percent.
.SATURDAY...Snow showers likely. Snow accumulation around an inch
possible. Highs in the mid 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of
snow 60 percent.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
South winds around 5 mph.
.SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy. Cold with highs in the lower 30s. Southwest
winds 5 to 10 mph, becoming west in the afternoon.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy in the evening, then becoming mostly
cloudy. Cold with lows 15 to 20.
.MARTIN LUTHER KING JR DAY...Partly sunny. A chance of snow showers
in the afternoon. Cold with highs around 30. Chance of snow
30 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Cold with lows around 10 above. Wind chill values as low as
5 below after midnight.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny. Colder with highs 15 to 20. Wind chill
values as low as 5 below in the morning.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold with lows around 5 above. Wind
chill values as low as 5 below in the evening.
.WEDNESDAY...Partly sunny. Cold with highs in the lower 20s. Wind
chill values as low as 5 below.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent
chance of snow. Cold. Lows 15 to 20. Highs around 30.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 161150
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-162200-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
650 AM EST Fri Jan 16 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    Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue      Wed      Thu
   Jan 16   Jan 17   Jan 18   Jan 19   Jan 20   Jan 21   Jan 22


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Mocldy   Mocldy
     /25    23/34    21/26    14/24    5/12     4/22     16/28
      /10    40/60    60/30    10/30    30/20    20/30    40/40


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Ptcldy   Snoshwr  Mocldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /26    21/34    24/31    15/29    10/17    5/21     16/30
      /10    40/60    40/20    20/30    30/10    10/20    30/30

   Cobleskill, NY
   Ptcldy   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /23    20/35    23/27    14/25    7/12     3/20     15/28
      /10    40/70    50/20    20/40    40/30    30/30    40/30

   Gloversville, NY
   Ptcldy   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Snoshwr  Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy
     /20    16/31    19/25    10/23    5/11     -1/17    11/25
      /10    40/70    60/20    20/50    50/40    40/30    40/30

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Sunny    Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /25    19/33    22/31    13/28    9/16     3/21     14/29
      /10    40/70    40/20    20/30    30/10    10/20    30/30

   Tannersville, NY
   Ptcldy   Snoshwr  Mocldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy
     /22    19/32    22/27    12/24    5/12     2/18     12/28
      /10    40/60    40/20    20/20    20/00    00/20    20/20


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Sunny    Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /25    16/33    20/31    12/27    7/16     1/20     11/29
      /10    40/60    40/10    10/20    20/00    00/10    30/30

   Massena, NY
   Vrycld   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Snoshwr  Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld
     /12    8/33     20/26    13/24    0/7      -7/13    3/18
      /10    50/50    50/20    20/60    60/10    10/40    50/50

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld   Vrycld
     /14    8/30     17/23    8/19     -1/5     -9/13    3/19
      /10    30/50    50/20    20/40    40/30    20/30    50/50

   Speculator, NY
   Vrycld   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Snoshwr  Snoshwr  Vrycld   Mocldy
     /16    10/29    16/22    6/19     -1/7     -7/14    5/22
      /10    30/60    50/20    20/50    50/50    30/20    40/40


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Sunny    Snoshwr  Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /31    24/36    25/34    16/31    12/20    8/25     18/34
      /10    50/70    40/20    20/00    00/00    00/10    20/20

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Sunny    Snoshwr  Mocldy   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /31    24/37    26/35    18/32    12/20    8/26     18/35
      /10    50/70    50/20    20/00    00/00    00/10    10/20


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