Tracking Areas of Winter Weather and Heavy Rainfall

A cold front will move through the Great Lakes and Northeast U.S. today, bringing areas of snow and snow squalls which can bring rapid reductions to visibility and slick roads. A storm system will shift from the northern Gulf Coast through the Southeast U.S. today through Friday with areas of heavy to excessive rainfall and light snow further north. Heavy snow is also expected in the Rockies. Read More >

Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Fair

3°F

-16°C

Humidity 62%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 30.08 in (1021.6 mb)
Dewpoint -7°F (-22°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-8°F (-22°C)
Last update 4 Dec 5:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

Lake Placid NY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm.  Areas of blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming clear, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -24. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph.  Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: -14 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Areas Blowing
    Snow then
    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -13. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 7. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 7 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.

    High: 29 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Light west wind.

    High: 21 °F

    Partly Sunny
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 50 percent chance of snow showers.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 0 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Monday

    Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind around 6 mph.

    High: 11 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.

    Low: -4 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 7pm. Areas of blowing snow before 9pm. Mostly cloudy during the early evening, then becoming clear, with a low around -14. Wind chill values as low as -24. West wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 36 mph. Total nighttime snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -13. Calm wind becoming southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Friday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 7. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 29. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the morning.
Saturday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Southwest wind 5 to 8 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Sunday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 21. Light west wind.
Sunday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 0. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph after midnight.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 11. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -4. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 19. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Tuesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 12. South wind 3 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Wednesday
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. Calm wind becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. South wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Thursday
Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. Southwest wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake Placid NY
 44.29°N 73.97°W (Elev. 1939 ft)
6:18 pm EST Dec 4, 2025
6pm EST Dec 4, 2025-6pm EST Dec 11, 2025
 
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