Monitoring Tsunami Impacts Across the Pacific; Air Quality Concerns; Dangerous Heat; Critical Fire Weather for the West

Tsunami impacts continue for portions of the Pacific basin. Wildfire smoke causes unhealthy air in Midwest to Great Lakes. Heat dome spans Mississippi Valley to Mid-Atlantic with excessive heat warnings and advisories. Critical fire weather in Great Basin to Pacific Northwest (dry thunderstorms). Cold front spawns severe storms/heavy rain in Central U.S. today, shifts to East Coast Thursday. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Fair

74°F

23°C

Humidity 71%
Wind Speed NA
Barometer 30.02 in (1016.0 mb)
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 9.00 mi
Last update 30 Jul 6:51 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

2 Miles SE Lake Placid NY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm.  Widespread haze after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm  in the evening.  Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Low: 54 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Haze

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 68 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 20 percent chance of light rain.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 45 °F

    Slight Chance
    Light Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 69 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light northeast wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 73 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

    Low: 52 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 80 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: 55 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then a slight chance of showers between 8pm and 9pm. Widespread haze after 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 68. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
A 20 percent chance of light rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. Light northeast wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming northeast around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Light northeast wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 73. Calm wind becoming northwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 52. Calm wind.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 80. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 81. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 56. Calm wind.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 80. Light southwest wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
2 Miles SE Lake Placid NY
 44.27°N 73.98°W (Elev. 1759 ft)
1:08 pm EDT Jul 30, 2025
7pm EDT Jul 30, 2025-6pm EDT Aug 6, 2025
 
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