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Current conditions at

Albany International Airport (KALB)

Lat: 42.75°NLon: 73.8°WElev: 285ft.

Overcast

64°F

18°C

Humidity 90%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.16 in (1021.2 mb)
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 6:51 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Rensselaer NY

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 83 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Low: 66 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 87 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then
    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then scattered showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms then
    Scattered
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 86 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 68 °F

    Showers
    Likely then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 85 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 66 °F

    Showers then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 8am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 66. South wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Thursday
Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 87. Heat index values as high as 96. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 11pm, then scattered showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 86. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Friday Night
Showers and thunderstorms likely before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 68. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Saturday
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. High near 85. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Saturday Night
Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Low around 66. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Monday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 85. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Monday Night
A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 82. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Rensselaer NY
 42.65°N 73.75°W (Elev. 102 ft)
Last Update:
2:36 am EDT Aug 5, 2026
Forecast Valid:
7am EDT Aug 5, 2026-6pm EDT Aug 11, 2026
 
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