Area Forecast
36°F Last Update: 6:53am EST -- December 29, 2025
Forecast at a Glance
High 45°F
Low 17°F
High 24°F
Night
Low 19°F
High 30°F
Night
Low 11°F
Day
High 20°F
Night
Low 8°F
High 22°F
Freezing rain continues to transition over to plain rain this morning as surface temperatures rise above freezing. However, very difficult travel for locations north of Albany continue this morning due to icy surfaces. Wind gusts greater than 40 mph are expected behind a strong cold front for tonight into Tuesday. Impacts from the strong winds include downed trees and isolated to scattered power outages. Lake effect snow develops off Lake Ontario late tonight continuing through midweek with a high chance for greater than 4 inches across Herkimer and western Hamilton counties.
Detailed Extended Forecast
Today: Rain before noon, then a chance of showers between noon and 4pm. Patchy fog before 10am. High near 45. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tonight: A chance of snow showers, mainly between midnight and 4am. Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Tuesday: A slight chance of snow showers before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 24. Wind chill values as low as zero. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
Wednesday: A chance of snow showers, mainly after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
New Year's Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 20.
Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 8.
Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 22.
Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 11.
Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high near 26.
Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10.
Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 24.
For any questions or comments regarding the forecast above, please contact the Albany (NY) National Weather Service.
Source National Weather Service