Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather in the West; Flash Flooding in the Southeast

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Multiple days of hot, dry and windy conditions are expected to bring fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin and Rockies. Heavy rainfall and a flash flooding threat continues in the Southeast. Severe thunderstorms continue across the Northern Plains Read More >

Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Fog/Mist

57°F

14°C

Humidity 96%
Wind Speed N 3 mph
Barometer 30.30 in (1025.4 mb)
Dewpoint 56°F (13°C)
Visibility 4.00 mi
Last update 5 Aug 1:51 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lake Placid NY

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light east wind.

    Low: 54 °F

    Haze

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind.

    High: 75 °F

    Haze

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Widespread haze before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind.

    Low: 52 °F

    Haze then
    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 40 percent chance of showers after 2pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 77 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm.  Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind.  New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    High: 76 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.

    Low: 55 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Partly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light southwest wind.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.

    Low: 58 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Widespread haze. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Light east wind.
Tuesday
Widespread haze. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Widespread haze before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
A 40 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Calm wind. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Thursday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Calm wind.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Light southwest wind.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. Calm wind.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 60. Light southwest wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 85. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. Calm wind.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 84. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake Placid NY
 44.29°N 73.97°W (Elev. 1939 ft)
1:36 am EDT Aug 5, 2025
2am EDT Aug 5, 2025-6pm EDT Aug 11, 2025
 
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