Overview of Albany Weather

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

		
KALB 281604Z 25011G24KT 10SM SCT035 BKN045 BKN055 BKN200 03/M06 A2976 RMK SNE04
 PRESENT WX VCSH P0000 T00331056=
KALB 281632Z 27023G32KT 1SM R01/P6000FT -SN OVC036 02/M04 A2977 RMK PK WND
 28032/1630 SNE04B18 P0000 T00171044=
KALB 281635Z 27017G32KT 1SM R01/P6000FT -SN BKN027 OVC039 01/M03 A2977 RMK PK
 WND 28032/1630 SNE04B18 P0000 T00111033=
KALB 281651Z 27011G20KT 1SM R01/P6000FT -SN BKN023 BKN031 OVC039 01/M02 A2978
 RMK PK WND 28032/1630 SNE04B18 SLP087 P0000 T00111022=

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 11:04 AM EST was:
  The skies were mostly cloudy.
  Temperature: 37F (  3C)  Dewpoint:  21F ( -6C)  Relative Humidity:  52%
  Winds from the WSW(250 degs) at 13 mph.
  Altimeter:29.76 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 11:32 AM EST was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  The weather reported was light snow.
  Temperature: 36F (  2C)  Dewpoint:  25F ( -4C)  Relative Humidity:  64%
  Winds from the W  (270 degs) at 26 mph.
  Altimeter:29.77 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 1 miles.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past hour.

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 11:35 AM EST was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  The weather reported was light snow.
  Temperature: 34F (  1C)  Dewpoint:  27F ( -3C)  Relative Humidity:  75%
  Winds from the W  (270 degs) at 20 mph.
  Altimeter:29.77 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 1 miles.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past hour.

The weather observed at ALBANY, NY (KALB) at 11:51 AM EST was:
  The skies were cloudy.
  The weather reported was light snow.
  Temperature: 34F (  1C)  Dewpoint:  28F ( -2C)  Relative Humidity:  80%
  Winds from the W  (270 degs) at 13 mph.
  Pressure: 1008.7 millibars.  Altimeter:29.78 inches of mercury.
  The prevailing visibility was 1 miles.
  There has been 0.00 inches of precipitation in the past hour.
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LAMP MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFS LAMP GUIDANCE  11/28/2025  1630 UTC
UTC  17 18 19 20 21 22 23 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
TMP  36 37 37 36 36 35 35 34 33 33 32 32 32 32 31 31 31 30 31 30 31 33 34 35 36
DPT  23 23 22 22 20 21 21 21 21 20 21 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 19 19 18
WDR  26 27 27 27 27 27 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 28 29 29 28 28 28 28 29 29 29 29 29
WSP  16 17 18 18 14 13 13 14 15 14 14 16 15 15 14 14 12 12 12 12 12 12 14 14 13
WGS  25 26 27 27 23 22 22 23 24 23 23 25 24 24 23 23 22 20 NG NG NG 21 23 23 21
PPO  61 52 44 25 23 28 27 27 23 18 14 10  9 10  8  8  7  6  5  2  1  1  0  1  2
PCO   Y  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
P01  48 48 37 21 10 10  8  6  2  3  2  2  2  2  1  2  2  2  1  0  0  0  0  0  0
PC1   Y  Y  Y  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N
P06                       61                 4                 3
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   3  1  3  3  1  1  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  0  0  0  0  0  0  1  0  0  0  0  0
POS  90 89 91 85 86 92 94 95 98100100100100100100 99 99 99100100 97 93 90 87 83
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 OV OV BK OV OV BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK BK
CIG   6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6
CCG   6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  6  5  5  5  5  5  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   11/28/2025  1200 UTC
DT /NOV  28/NOV  29                /NOV  30                /DEC   1
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    27          38          26          40    27
TMP  36 35 32 32 31 31 30 34 37 35 30 28 27 28 30 35 38 39 37 33 28
DPT  22 21 21 21 21 20 20 19 19 19 20 19 18 20 23 26 28 30 29 24 17
CLD  BK OV BK BK BK BK BK SC SC CL SC OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
WDR  26 27 27 28 28 28 28 29 30 29 27 14 14 15 16 17 17 18 21 26 30
WSP  19 18 19 16 15 13 12 13 12 08 04 02 03 04 08 12 13 12 14 18 16
P06        36    28    13     1     0     0    21    40    60 30 14
P12                    28           2          24          63    34
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     1  0  0
Q12                     0           0           0           1     0
T06      1/ 3  0/ 9  0/ 5  0/ 4  0/ 0  0/ 1  0/ 8  0/ 6  0/ 8  0/10
T12            1/18        0/ 5        0/ 5        2/ 8     3/22
POZ   0  0  0  0  0  1  3  0  0  1  1  1  1  2  3  0  2  0  0  2  0
POS  91 84 98 93 98 99 97100100 99100 99 99 97 92 88 76 26 45 96 98
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  R  R  S  S
SNW                     1                       0                 1
CIG   6  6  6  6  6  6  6  8  6  8  8  8  7  7  6  5  4  4  6  6  6
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  5  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR  N  N  N
NAM MOS Output: 
		
KALB   NAM MOS GUIDANCE   11/28/2025  1200 UTC
DT /NOV  28/NOV  29                /NOV  30                /DEC   1
HR   18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 03 06 09 12 15 18 21 00 06 12
N/X                    25          39          26          42    29
TMP  35 35 33 32 31 29 28 35 38 36 31 29 29 29 30 37 39 39 37 36 30
DPT  21 22 22 23 22 20 19 20 19 18 19 21 21 23 24 28 29 29 29 25 20
CLD  OV OV OV OV OV BK SC FW FW FW BK OV OV OV OV OV OV OV OV BK BK
WDR  26 27 28 28 29 29 29 30 29 29 27 15 15 17 16 18 18 18 21 26 28
WSP  15 13 11 11 11 10 11 11 10 07 03 01 04 08 09 12 14 09 08 12 14
P06        30    22     3     1     2     9    21    65    56 13  7
P12                    22           2          21          80    17
Q06         0     0     0     0     0     0     0     1     1  0  0
Q12                     0           0           0           2     0
T06      3/ 3  0/ 2  0/ 6  0/ 4  0/ 0  0/ 5  1/ 0  0/ 5  0/ 5  0/ 5
T12            3/13        0/ 6        0/ 6        1/ 5     0/15
POZ   0  1  2  0  2  2  2  4  1  0  2  1  4  1  0  1  3  1  0  0  0
POS  96 99 98 98 98 98 98 97 99 98 98 99 96 96 90 90 45 40 45 76 92
TYP   S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  S  R  R  R  S  S
SNW                     0                       0                 0
CIG   6  6  6  6  6  6  8  8  8  8  8  7  7  7  6  4  4  4  6  6  6
VIS   7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  7  5  3  7  7  7
OBV   N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N  N BR BR  N  N  N
GFSX MOS Output: 
		
KALB   GFSX MOS GUIDANCE  11/28/2025  0000 UTC
FHR  24| 36  48| 60  72| 84  96|108 120|132 144|156 168|180 192
FRI  28| SAT 29| SUN 30| MON 01| TUE 02| WED 03| THU 04| FRI 05 CLIMO
X/N  39| 28  35| 26  40| 29  32| 21  32| 20  31| 22  33| 19  28 25 40
TMP  33| 30  30| 30  37| 29  24| 24  28| 20  28| 25  26| 20  23
DPT  20| 20  21| 24  29| 18  10| 18  22| 15  18| 18  16| 12  10
CLD  OV| OV  PC| OV  OV| OV  PC| OV  OV| OV  PC| OV  OV| OV  PC
WND  19| 18  13|  8  15| 18  15|  5  10| 15   8|  5   9| 12   9
P12  64| 30   6| 31  66| 34   6| 59  77| 26  16| 25  29| 20  12 26 27
P24    |     30|     72|     40|     78|     29|     37|     31    40
Q12   1|  0   0|  0   1|  0   0|  2   4|  0   0|  0    |
Q24    |      0|      1|      1|      5|      0|       |
T12   2|  0   0|  0   0|  2   0|  1   0|  1   0|  0   0|  0   0
T24    |  5    |  0    |  3    |  1    |  1    |  0    |  1
PZP   0|  4   3|  5   7|  0   3|  7  26|  8   5| 12   6|  7   4
PSN  84| 96  97| 95  56| 44  91| 88  52| 79  82| 72  59| 74  60
PRS  16|  0   0|  0  19| 35   0|  1  12|  6   1|  3  18|  7   0
TYP   S|  S   S|  S   S| RS   S|  S   Z|  S   S|  S   S|  S   S
SNW    |      0|      0|      0|      8|      0|       |
Zone Forecast: 
		
NYZ052-281900-
Eastern Albany-
Including the city of ALBANY
645 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

.TODAY...Snow showers. Snow may be heavy at times this afternoon.
Snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches. Highs in the upper 30s.
Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow
90 percent.
.TONIGHT...Mostly cloudy with snow showers likely in the evening,
then partly cloudy after midnight. Total snow accumulation of 2 to
4 inches. Cold with lows in the upper 20s. West winds 10 to 15 mph
with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow 70 percent.
.SATURDAY...Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 30s. West winds 10 to
15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.
.SATURDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Cold with lows in the mid 20s.
Southwest winds around 5 mph, becoming southeast around 5 mph after
midnight.
.SUNDAY...Snow in the morning. Rain. Little or no snow accumulation.
Highs in the lower 40s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to
25 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent.
.SUNDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of rain in the evening. Cold
with lows in the upper 20s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
.MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. Lows
in the lower 20s.
.TUESDAY...Mostly cloudy with a chance of snow. Highs in the lower
30s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
.TUESDAY NIGHT...Mostly cloudy. A chance of snow in the evening.
Cold with lows in the lower 20s. Chance of snow 50 percent.
.WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s.
Lows in the lower 20s.
State Forecast: 
		
FPUS61 KALY 281150
SFTALY
NYZ026>066-082>084-282200-

Tabular State Forecast for NEW YORK
National Weather Service ALBANY, NY
649 AM EST Fri Nov 28 2025

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
   Nov 28   Nov 29   Nov 30   Dec 01   Dec 02   Dec 03   Dec 04


...Central New York.....
   Binghamton, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /33    23/34    25/38    25/30    21/32    20/32    21/33
      /60    40/10    60/90    70/20    30/60    60/20    20/30


...East Central New York.....
   Albany, NY
   Snoshwr  Sunny    Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /37    27/37    25/41    28/35    21/32    21/33    20/35
      /90    70/00    20/90    90/10    10/50    50/20    10/20

   Cobleskill, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Snow     Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /33    24/33    23/40    25/30    19/31    20/32    20/34
      /90    80/10    40/90    90/10    20/60    60/20    20/30

   Gloversville, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Snow     Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /32    23/34    22/38    24/30    17/29    17/31    18/32
      /80    40/00    40/90    90/20    20/50    50/20    20/40

   Saratoga Spgs, NY
   Snoshwr  Sunny    Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Snow     Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /36    27/38    24/40    28/35    20/32    20/35    20/36
      /60    20/00    20/90    90/10    10/50    50/20    10/20

   Tannersville, NY
   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Snow     Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /31    23/32    23/36    25/30    19/28    20/30    19/32
      /40    30/00    20/90    90/00    20/60    60/20    10/20


...Northeast New York.....
   Glens Falls, NY
   Snoshwr  Sunny    Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Snow     Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /36    26/38    22/40    25/35    17/32    17/34    19/35
      /60    20/00    20/90    90/10    10/50    50/20    10/20

   Massena, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Cloudy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /32    24/32    20/38    18/24    13/29    15/30    22/31
      /60    30/00    50/100  100/40    20/40    40/20    50/60

   Saranac Lake, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Cloudy   Ptcldy   Mocldy   Mocldy   Mocldy
     /26    19/27    15/35    16/22    7/26     12/27    17/28
      /70    30/00    40/100  100/50    20/50    50/20    40/60

   Speculator, NY
   Snoshwr  Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Snow     Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /28    19/29    16/35    18/25    9/26     13/28    15/29
      /70    20/00    40/100   90/30    10/50    50/20    20/40


...Southeast New York.....
   Kingston, NY
   Ptcldy   Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /40    30/42    28/43    30/39    24/35    22/38    21/38
      /20    10/00    10/80    80/00    10/50    50/20    10/10

   Poughkeepsie, NY
   Ptcldy   Sunny    Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Rnsnow   Ptcldy   Mocldy
     /41    28/42    28/45    30/40    24/36    22/38    21/39
      /10    00/00    10/80    80/00    10/50    50/20    10/10


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