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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed NE 12 mph
Barometer 30.34 in (1029.3 mb)
Dewpoint 25°F (-4°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill20°F (-7°C)
Last update 1 Apr 10:51 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lake Placid NY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Light east wind.

    Low: 28 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and noon, then rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 37 °F

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 35. East wind 11 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 35 °F

    Heavy Rain

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.

    Low: 38 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 57 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 42. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 42 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 52. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. Light east wind.
Thursday
A chance of rain and snow showers between 9am and noon, then rain showers likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming southeast 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Showers. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 35. East wind 11 to 17 mph becoming south after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Breezy, with a south wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. West wind 13 to 18 mph decreasing to 7 to 12 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 32 mph.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming southeast around 6 mph in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 42. Southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 52. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 39. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake Placid NY
 44.27°N 73.98°W (Elev. 1759 ft)
Last Update:
6:33 pm EDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
11pm EDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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