Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 261451Z 20004KT 10SM FEW032 SCT070 BKN210 BKN250 23/15 A2993 RMK AO2
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The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 10:51 AM EDT was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature: 73F ( 23C)  Dewpoint:  59F ( 15C)  Relative Humidity:  61%
  Winds from the SSW(200 degs) at  5 mph.
  Pressure: 1013.5 millibars.  Altimeter:29.93 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE   7/26/2026  1530 UTC
UTC  16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
TMP  76 79 81 82 83 82 80 79 77 74 72 70 69 69 68 67 66 66 65 66 69 71 73 76 78
DPT  59 58 58 58 58 58 58 59 60 60 61 61 60 60 60 60 60 59 59 60 60 61 62 63 63
WDR  20 19 16 16 17 17 21 21 19 17 16 14 10 14 15 16 17 16 14 16 17 16 16 14 16
WSP  03 03 03 04 03 04 05 05 04 03 03 02 03 03 02 02 02 02 02 02 04 05 04 03 04
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  1  1  4  6  8  9 10 10  8  6  5  2  1  0  0  0  0  1  2  2  3  4  5  7
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  1  2  2  5  6  4  3  2  2  2  2  2  2  4  4  5  4  4  3  4  3  3  3
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                          13                 5                10
LP1   1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  2  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  2
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  3  1  3  5  6  4  5  6  3  3  2  1  0  0  1  3  5  5  5  5  6  8  8 10
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
CLD  BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK OV OV OV BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK
CIG   8  8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
CCG   8  8  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7
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  4  6  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    7/26/2026  0600 UTC
DT /JULY 26      /JULY 27                /JULY 28             /
HR   12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 00 06
X/N              83          64          82          66       78
TMP  66 74 81 81 76 70 67 65 69 75 79 78 74 70 68 67 69 73 75 70 67
DPT  57 60 60 59 60 60 60 59 61 63 64 63 63 63 63 63 64 65 65 65 64
CLD  SC BK BK BK OV OV BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  16 13 14 16 18 13 15 14 15 14 14 14 16 15 15 15 14 15 15 15 14
WSP  02 02 03 04 03 03 03 02 03 03 04 04 05 05 04 05 06 07 08 06 06
P06        10    29    20    19    39    53    30    26    39 66 56
P12              32          36          69          50       79
Q06         0     0     0     0     1     1     0     0     1  4  2
Q12               0           0           2           1        4
T06      2/ 4 19/11  8/ 0  8/ 0 19/ 5 43/ 9 19/ 0  7/ 2 14/ 7 20/ 3
T12                 22/11       25/ 7       56/10       23/10 35/18
CIG   8  8  7  7  7  7  8  7  7  7  7  8  8  8  5  4  3  5  6  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 HZ  N  N  N BR
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE    7/26/2026  1200 UTC
DT /JULY 26/JULY 27                /JULY 28                /JULY 29
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    62          84          66          79    65
TMP  79 78 73 68 65 63 67 76 81 82 77 72 69 68 69 73 76 75 71 67 67
DPT  63 62 62 62 61 60 62 64 64 64 64 65 65 64 65 67 67 67 67 65 63
CLD  BK BK BK SC BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV
WDR  18 16 18 15 15 14 17 15 17 26 21 16 17 16 17 16 15 15 16 17 16
WSP  04 04 02 02 02 01 02 02 04 05 03 03 03 03 04 05 06 06 04 05 04
P06        22    10     8     4    30    27    28    51    56 43 62
P12                    15          32          52          74    62
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     2  1  2
Q12                     0           0           1           3     2
T06     16/10  3/ 0  3/ 1  4/ 7 38/17 26/ 4 10/ 3 27/ 9 32/15  3/ 3
T12           17/10        5/ 7       50/17       40/ 9    37/15
CIG   8  8  8  8  8  8  7  8  7  7  8  8  8  7  5  4  5  6  6  4  3
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  7  7  7  7  5  5
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR  N  N  N  N BR BR
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE   7/26/2026  0000 UTC
FHR  24| 36  48| 60  72| 84  96|108 120|132 144|156 168|180 192
SUN  26| MON 27| TUE 28| WED 29| THU 30| FRI 31| SAT 01| SUN 02 CLIMO
X/N  84| 63  83| 66  78| 63  74| 61  81| 63  87| 65  84| 64  83 61 83
TMP  75| 69  74| 69  70| 65  67| 64  75| 68  79| 70  76| 68  76
DPT  58| 60  62| 63  64| 61  64| 60  64| 63  64| 63  63| 62  63
CLD  PC| PC  PC| OV  OV| OV  OV| OV  OV| CL  PC| PC  PC| PC  PC
WND   3|  3   4|  4   5|  4   9|  8   7|  4   6|  5   7|  6   8
P12  16| 16  70| 48  76| 75  72| 63  25| 17  21| 23  28| 28  28 21 22
P24    |     78|     89|     83|     71|     28|     34|     45    33
Q12   0|  0   2|  1   4|  3   4|  3   0|  0   0|  0    |
Q24    |      2|      4|      5|      3|      0|       |
T12   8|  3  53| 23  46| 16  26| 15  15|  5  16|  5  17|  7  16
T24    | 10    | 59    | 46    | 28    | 15    | 22    | 18
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-262000-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
830 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 2026

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable
winds, becoming south around 5 mph this afternoon.
.TONIGHT...Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 60s. South winds around
5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.MONDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers and thunderstorms in the
afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. Light and variable winds, becoming
south 5 to 10 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms
in the evening. Humid with lows in the mid 60s. South winds 5 to
10 mph. Chance of rain 50 percent.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy. A chance of showers in the morning, then
showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Humid with
highs in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain
90 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...Showers with a chance of
thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 60s. Highs in the mid 70s. Chance
of rain 90 percent.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...Showers with a chance of thunderstorms in the
evening, then showers likely after midnight. Lows around 60. Chance
of rain 90 percent.
.THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT...Showers likely with a chance of
thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 70s. Lows in the lower 60s. Chance
of rain 60 percent.
.FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Highs around 80. Lows in
the lower 60s.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of showers in the afternoon.
Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 261235
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-262100-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
835 AM EDT Sun Jul 26 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
   Jul 26   Jul 27   Jul 28   Jul 29   Jul 30   Jul 31   Aug 01


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Shwrs    Shwrs    Tstrms   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy
     /78    60/80    64/75    61/73    59/74    59/78    61/80
      /50    50/50    50/90    90/80    80/40    40/20    20/40


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /84    62/84    65/79    63/75    60/76    61/80    62/82
      /10    10/40    40/90    90/90    90/60    60/20    20/30

   Cobleskill, NY
   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Sunny    Ptcldy
     /80    59/80    62/76    59/72    57/74    58/78    60/79
      /20    10/50    50/90    90/90    90/70    70/20    20/40

   Gloversville, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Sunny    Ptcldy
     /80    59/81    62/76    60/72    58/75    58/79    60/79
      /10    10/40    50/90    90/90    90/60    60/20    20/40

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /84    59/85    64/80    61/76    59/77    59/81    61/83
      /10    10/30    40/90    90/90    90/60    60/20    20/30

   Tannersville, NY
   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /75    57/75    59/70    57/68    56/69    56/74    58/75
      /20    20/60    70/90    90/90    90/70    70/30    30/40


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /84    59/84    62/80    59/75    58/76    58/80    60/83
      /00    10/30    40/90    90/90    90/60    60/20    20/30

   Massena, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy
     /82    62/81    63/80    61/77    59/77    60/79    62/82
      /20    20/40    50/90    90/80    80/40    40/20    20/30

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Ptcldy   Shwrs    Tstrms   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /77    56/77    58/75    55/71    54/71    54/74    56/77
      /30    20/70    40/90    90/80    80/40    40/30    30/40

   Speculator, NY
   Ptcldy   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Shwrs
     /76    55/76    57/73    55/69    54/71    54/75    56/76
      /20    20/50    60/100  100/90    90/50    50/20    20/50


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Sunny    Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /84    61/84    64/77    62/75    60/77    60/81    62/83
      /10    20/50    60/90    90/90    90/50    50/20    20/40

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Sunny    Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Tstrms   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /84    61/84    65/78    63/76    60/78    60/82    62/83
      /00    10/50    60/90    90/90    90/50    50/20    20/30


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