Albany, NY

Current Radar Forecast Warnings
NWS: Severe Thunderstorm Watch
75.6°F / 24.2°C
Mostly Cloudy
Heat Index: 76°F / 24°C
Humidity: 83%
Dew Point: 70°F / 21°C
Wind: SE at 2.2 mph / 3.5 km/h
Wind Gust: 4.5 mph / 7.2 km/h
Pressure: 29.81 in / 1009 hPa (Falling)
Visibility: 10.0 miles / 16.1 kilometers
Clouds: (FEW) : 700 ft / 213 m
Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 9000 ft / 2743 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 17000 ft / 5181 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 24000 ft / 7315 m
Yesterday's Maximum: 88°F / 31°C
Yesterday's Minimum: 58°F / 14°C
UV: 2 out of 16
Sunrise:5:26 AM EDT
Sunset:8:18 PM EDT
Moon Rise:5:34 PM EDT
Moon Set:3:32 AM EDT
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
NOAA Weather Radio
METAR KALB 222051Z VRB03KT 10SM FEW007 SCT090 BKN170 BKN240 23/21 A2981 RMK AO2 TSE17RAE17 SLP093 P0003 60049 T02280206 58004
As of: 5:46 PM EDT on May 22, 2013
Observed at: South Colonie - Cook Park Area, Colonie, NY

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Current Radar Forecast Warnings
Today
tstorms
88° | 68°F
31° | 20°C
Thursday
tstorms
77° | 52°F
25° | 11°C
Friday
chancerain
64° | 39°F
18° | 4°C
Tomorrow is forecast to be
Much Cooler than today.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch 210 in effect until 10 PM EDT this evening...
Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm and a chance of rain, then thunderstorms in the afternoon. High of 88F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 50% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly cloudy with thunderstorms, then thunderstorms and a chance of rain after midnight. Low of 68F. Winds from the South at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60% with rainfall amounts near 0.2 in. possible.
Thursday
Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers. High of 77F. Winds from the South at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 70% with rainfall amounts near 0.6 in. possible.
Thursday Night
Overcast with thunderstorms and rain showers, then rain showers after midnight. Low of 52F. Winds from the SSW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 90% with rainfall amounts near 0.4 in. possible.
Friday
Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 64F. Winds from the North at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Friday Night
Overcast with a chance of rain, then a chance of rain after midnight. Fog overnight. Low of 39F. Winds from the NNW at 5 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Saturday
Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 64F. Winds from the NNW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 80% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible.
Saturday Night
Overcast with a chance of rain. Low of 39F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 60% with rainfall amounts near 0.5 in. possible.
Sunday
Overcast with a chance of rain. High of 66F. Breezy. Winds from the NNW at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 60%.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 45F. Winds from the NW at 5 to 10 mph.
Monday
Clear. High of 70F. Winds from the NW at 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Night
Clear. Low of 45F. Winds from the West at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy. High of 79F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear. Low of 54F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Wednesday
Clear. High of 79F. Winds from the SSW at 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 55F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday
Partly cloudy with a chance of a thunderstorm. High of 82F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy. Fog overnight. Low of 55F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Friday
Partly cloudy. High of 84F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Low of 61F. Winds less than 5 mph.
Saturday
Clear. High of 86F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of rain. Fog overnight. Low of 63F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Sunday
Clear with a chance of rain. High of 88F. Winds from the SW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20%.
Sunday Night
Clear. Low of 63F. Winds from the WNW at 5 to 10 mph.
As of: 5:00 PM EDT on May 22, 2013 from station KNYALBAN13
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Scientific Forecaster Discussion

Warnings & Notices

Current Radar Forecast Warnings

Severe Thunderstorm Watch

Expires 10:00 PM EDT on May 22, 2013
Statement as of 5:03 PM EDT on May 22, 2013

Severe Thunderstorm Watch 210 remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT

NY
. New York counties included are

Albany Clinton Columbia
Dutchess Essex Franklin
Fulton Greene Hamilton
Herkimer Montgomery Rensselaer
St. Lawrence Saratoga Schenectady
Schoharie Ulster Warren
Washington




Record Report

Statement as of 4:50 PM EST on May 22, 2013

... Record daily precipitation set at Albany NY...

On Wednesday... may 22nd 2013... .1.15 inches of rain fell at Albany
international Airport. This sets a new record for daily
precipitation for the date. The previous record was 0.91
inches... set in 1883.


Local Storm Report



05/21/2013 0307 PM

Delmar, Albany County.

Hail m0.88 inch, reported by amateur radio.





05/21/2013 0315 PM

South Albany, Albany County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public.





05/21/2013 0324 PM

Cohoes, Albany County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by facebook.


            Facebook




05/21/2013 0307 PM

Delmar, Albany County.

Hail m0.88 inch, reported by amateur radio.





05/21/2013 0315 PM

South Albany, Albany County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public.





05/21/2013 0324 PM

Cohoes, Albany County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by facebook.


            Facebook




05/21/2013 0307 PM

Delmar, Albany County.

Hail m0.88 inch, reported by amateur radio.





05/21/2013 0315 PM

South Albany, Albany County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public.





05/21/2013 0324 PM

Cohoes, Albany County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by facebook.


            Facebook




05/21/2013 0315 PM

South Albany, Albany County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public.






05/21/2013 0324 PM

Cohoes, Albany County.

Hail e1.00 inch, reported by facebook.


            Facebook





05/21/2013 0307 PM

Delmar, Albany County.

Hail m0.88 inch, reported by amateur radio.




Public Information Statement

Statement as of 5:27 PM EDT on May 22, 2013

The following are unofficial observations taken during the past 5
hours for the storm that has been affecting our region. Appreciation
is extended to Highway departments... cooperative observers... Skywarn
spotters and media for these reports. This summary is also available
on our home Page at weather.Gov/Albany

********************storm total rainfall********************

Location storm total time/date comments
                     rainfall of
                     /inches/ measurement

New York

... Albany County...
   Green Island 2.37 455 PM 5/22 weathernet6

... Columbia County...
   Kinderhook 2.58 109 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Chatham 1.15 255 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Hudson 1.10 1224 PM 5/22 weathernet6

... Fulton County...
   Perth 0.21 439 PM 5/22 weathernet6

... Montgomery County...
   Glen 1.97 455 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Fonda 1.56 1214 PM 5/22 weathernet6

... Rensselaer County...
   Center Brunswick 1.28 421 PM 5/22 weathernet6

... Saratoga County...
   Charlton 2.90 449 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Malta 1.28 412 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Milton 0.40 457 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Hadley 0.10 421 PM 5/22 weathernet6

... Schenectady County...
   Scotia 2.32 458 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   1 NNE Hawthorne Hill 1.97 526 PM 5/22 NWS employee

... Schoharie County...
   Summit 1.88 442 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Middleburgh 1.58 446 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Charlotteville 1.20 451 PM 5/22 weathernet6

Vermont

... Bennington County...
   Pownal 2.56 343 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Woodford 2.31 449 PM 5/22 weathernet6
   Landgrove 0.18 437 PM 5/22 weathernet6


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