Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 261141Z 32006KT 10SM -SN SCT027 BKN049 BKN060 M03/M07 A2984 RMK AO2 SNB40
 P0000 T10281067 $=
KALB 261151Z 30008KT 10SM -SN SCT027 BKN049 BKN060 M02/M06 A2985 RMK AO2 SNB40
 SLP112 4/007 P0000 60000 70001 T10221061 10011 21050 53025 $=
KALB 261156Z 30007KT 10SM FEW027 OVC060 M02/M07 A2986 RMK AO2 SNE56 P0000
 T10171067 $=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 06:41 AM EST was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  The weather reported was light snow.
  Temperature: 27F ( -3C)  Dewpoint:  20F ( -7C)  Relative Humidity:  74%
  Winds from the NW (320 degs) at  7 mph.
  Altimeter:29.84 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 06:51 AM EST was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  The weather reported was light snow.
  Temperature: 28F ( -2C)  Dewpoint:  21F ( -6C)  Relative Humidity:  75%
  Winds from the NW (300 degs) at  9 mph.
  Pressure: 1011.2 millibars.  Altimeter:29.85 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 10 miles.
  The maximum temperature in the past 6 hours was  34F.
  The minimum temperature in the past 6 hours was  23F.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past hour.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past 6 hours.
  There has been 0.01 inches of precipitation in the past 24 hours.

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 06:56 AM EST was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  Temperature: 29F ( -2C)  Dewpoint:  20F ( -7C)  Relative Humidity:  69%
  Winds from the NW (300 degs) at  8 mph.
  Altimeter:29.86 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   2/26/2026  1130 UTC
UTC  12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12
TMP  23 26 28 30 30 32 33 33 33 33 31 30 28 27 25 24 23 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 14
DPT  18 19 19 18 17 16 16 16 15 15 14 14 13 13 13 12 11 10 10  9  9  8  7  7  7
WDR  28 28 29 29 30 29 29 29 30 31 30 30 30 30 31 31 32 31 30 31 27 28 18 18 14
WSP  03 05 07 10 10 09 10 09 08 08 08 06 05 05 04 04 03 01 01 01 03 03 02 02 02
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 17 14  1  0  7  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
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   1  3  3  0  0  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  0  0  0  1  1  1  1  1  1  2  2  2  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                     6                 1                 1                 5
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   1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  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  1  1  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  1
POS  87 95100100100 99 96 97 97 98100100100100 99 99100100100100100100100100 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 OV OV BK BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV SC FW FW FW FW FW FW FW CL FW
CIG   6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8
CCG   6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  6  6  8  7  8  8  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  4  3  3  3  3  3  3  3
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    2/26/2026  0600 UTC
DT /FEB  26      /FEB  27                /FEB  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              36           9          39          30       45
TMP  23 29 34 33 27 21 15 12 12 28 36 38 37 33 32 33 34 39 42 39 31
DPT  17 16 13 11  9  9  6  4  5 15 21 23 24 22 24 26 27 30 30 25 19
CLD  BK BK BK BK SC BK FW FW FW FW BK BK SC BK BK OV BK OV OV OV OV
WDR  29 29 29 30 33 31 35 32 13 17 18 17 15 17 17 17 17 18 18 30 31
WSP  05 10 09 08 03 03 01 03 01 05 08 07 03 06 06 09 11 11 11 08 06
P06         0     0     0     0     0     4     2     2    29 14  6
P12               0           0           4           2       29
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12               0           0           0           0        0
T06      0/ 8  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 4  0/ 1  0/ 0  0/ 8  0/16  0/ 0
T12                  1/ 0        0/ 5        1/ 1        1/17  2/ 2
POZ   1  0  0  1  0  1  1  2  2  1  1  0  2 11 12 12 12  4  0  1  3
POS  96100100 99100 99 99 99 98 99 99 64 72 61 56 36 30 17 15 44 92
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  R  R  R  R  S
SNW                           0                       0
CIG   6  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  7  8  8  8  8  7  6  5  8  7
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    2/26/2026  0000 UTC
DT /FEB  26            /FEB  27                /FEB  28          /
HR   06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 18 00
X/N                    37          18          43          29    48
TMP  33 31 29 32 35 34 29 24 21 20 21 33 40 42 39 37 35 33 34 44 40
DPT  25 22 20 16 15 13 12 14 13 13 14 18 20 21 23 24 25 25 26 28 25
CLD  OV OV BK BK BK SC FW SC FW SC SC SC SC SC SC SC FW CL SC OV BK
WDR  24 27 28 28 28 30 33 33 00 00 19 19 20 19 16 17 17 18 18 20 28
WSP  06 06 04 09 09 07 02 01 00 00 02 07 07 06 05 05 12 08 11 10 06
P06         4     2     0     0     2     2     6     6    10 19 15
P12                     2           2           6          10    20
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0     0  0  0
Q12                     0           0           0           0     0
T06      0/ 5  0/10  0/ 0  0/ 0  0/ 2  0/ 4  0/ 0  0/ 3  0/ 3  0/ 5
T12            0/10        0/ 0        0/ 4        0/ 3     0/14
POZ   0  0  0  0  0  0  2  2  2  2  3  4  0  3  1  1  6 10 14  0  0
POS  85 98 97 97 98100 98 98 98 98 97 96 67 70 56 55 47 42 38 15 32
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  R  S  R  R
SNW                                 0                       0
CIG   6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  8  6  8
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   2/26/2026  0000 UTC
FHR  24| 36  48| 60  72| 84  96|108 120|132 144|156 168|180 192
THU  26| FRI 27| SAT 28| SUN 01| MON 02| TUE 03| WED 04| THU 05 CLIMO
X/N  33|  7  40| 30  45| 24  31|  9  25|  8  33| 24  44| 28  43 20 40
TMP  26| 10  36| 34  38| 25  23| 11  20| 11  30| 29  38| 31  38
DPT  12|  3  18| 27  26| 14   7|  0   2|  2  12| 20  24| 23  23
CLD  PC| PC  PC| OV  OV| OV  OV| PC  CL| CL  CL| OV  PC| PC  OV
WND  10|  4   8| 11  12| 10  14| 12  12|  7   9| 11  15| 11   8
P12   1|  0   2|  9  39| 40  17|  9   8|  4  10| 50  29| 21  24 26 25
P24    |      2|     39|     45|      9|     10|     54|     33    39
Q12   0|  0   0|  0   1|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0|  2    |
Q24    |      0|      0|      1|      0|      0|       |
T12   0|  0   0|  0   0|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0|  0   1|  0   1
T24    |  1    |  2    |  2    |  0    |  0    |  1    |  3
PZP   0|  4   6| 24   6|  5   4|  5   4|  4   5| 12   6| 12   7
PSN  95| 96  84| 40  10| 78  94| 92  92| 90  86| 75  43| 52  35
PRS   1|  0   0|  3  26|  8   0|  0   2|  2   2|  2  21|  6  14
TYP   S|  S   S|  S   R|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S|  Z  RS
SNW    |      0|      0|      1|      0|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-261900-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
645 AM EST Thu Feb 26 2026

.TODAY...Mostly sunny. Scattered flurries this morning. Cold with
highs in the lower 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.
.TONIGHT...Mostly clear. Much colder with lows around 11. Northwest
winds around 5 mph in the evening, becoming light and variable.
.FRIDAY...Sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Not as cold with lows in the upper
20s. South winds 5 to 10 mph.
.SATURDAY...Partly sunny. Highs in the mid 40s. South winds 5 to
10 mph, becoming southwest in the afternoon.
.SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY...Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance
of snow. Cold. Lows in the lower 20s. Highs in the upper 20s.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly clear in the evening, then becoming partly
cloudy. Much colder with lows 5 to 10 above. Wind chill values as
low as 5 below.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Partly cloudy. Cold. Highs in the lower
20s. Lows around 10 above.
.TUESDAY...Partly sunny in the morning, then mostly cloudy with a
chance of snow in the afternoon. Not as cool with highs in the lower
30s. Chance of snow 30 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy with a 40 percent chance of snow. Not
as cold with lows in the lower 20s.
.WEDNESDAY...Mostly sunny. A chance of snow and rain in the morning.
Highs around 40. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 261150
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-262200-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
650 AM EST Thu Feb 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    Fri      Sat      Sun      Mon      Tue      Wed
   Feb 26   Feb 27   Feb 28   Mar 01   Mar 02   Mar 03   Mar 04


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /30    14/43    32/46    21/24    9/23     10/33    23/40
      /00    00/00    00/10    60/60    20/20    20/30    50/50


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Flrrys   Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Sunny    Mocldy   Ptcldy
     /32    11/39    29/46    23/29    7/23     9/32     23/40
      /00    00/00    00/00    30/30    10/20    10/30    40/40

   Cobleskill, NY
   Flrrys   Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Rnsnow
     /29    10/40    30/44    19/24    4/20     6/33     21/39
      /10    00/00    00/10    30/30    10/20    20/30    50/50

   Gloversville, NY
   Flrrys   Sunny    Mocldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Mocldy   Ptcldy
     /27    8/36     24/42    18/24    0/19     3/29     18/36
      /20    00/00    00/10    30/30    10/10    10/30    40/40

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Flrrys   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Sunny    Mocldy   Ptcldy
     /32    8/38     27/45    21/29    3/23     5/32     21/40
      /00    00/00    00/00    30/30    00/10    10/30    40/40

   Tannersville, NY
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Vrycld   Mocldy   Rnsnow
     /30    11/37    26/44    20/25    4/19     5/29     19/37
      /10    10/00    00/00    30/30    10/20    20/30    50/50


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Flrrys   Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Sunny    Mocldy   Sunny
     /32    5/37     25/44    18/27    0/22     2/31     18/40
      /00    00/00    00/00    30/30    00/10    10/20    40/40

   Massena, NY
   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Sunny
     /22    7/37     30/41    7/13     -6/16    2/31     18/34
      /10    20/20    20/20    30/30    00/00    00/20    30/30

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /21    4/34     26/38    7/14     -11/15   -3/30    15/33
      /20    20/10    10/10    30/30    00/10    00/20    30/30

   Speculator, NY
   Flrrys   Sunny    Mocldy   Vrycld   Vrycld   Ptcldy   Ptcldy
     /24    4/34     23/39    11/19    -8/17    -1/27    15/35
      /10    00/00    00/00    30/30    00/10    10/20    40/40


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Rnsnow
     /38    12/42    27/50    26/35    12/25    11/34    24/44
      /10    10/00    00/00    30/30    10/20    20/30    50/50

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Sunny    Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Rnsnow
     /39    12/42    26/51    26/36    12/25    12/35    24/44
      /10    10/00    00/00    30/30    10/30    20/30    50/50


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