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Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Fair

-11°F

-24°C

Humidity 82%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.17 in (1025.8 mb)
Dewpoint -15°F (-26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Dec 3:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ENE Lake Placid NY

  • Today

    Today: Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -28. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 7 °F

    Cold

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -8. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.

    Low: 3 °F

    Snow then
    Chance Snow

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -4. Light northeast wind.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.

    Low: 1 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.

    High: 34 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Freezing rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 20. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 20 °F

    Chance
    Freezing Rain
    then Freezing
    Rain

  • Monday

    Monday: Freezing rain before 3pm, then snow showers and freezing rain between 3pm and 4pm, then snow showers after 4pm. High near 32. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.

    High: 32 °F

    Freezing Rain
    then Wintry
    Mix and
    Breezy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Snow showers. Low around 3. Windy, with a west wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    Low: 3 °F

    Snow Showers
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 7 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

Today
Increasing clouds and cold, with a high near 7. Wind chill values as low as -28. North wind 9 to 14 mph becoming light and variable.
Tonight
Snow, mainly before midnight. Low around 3. Wind chill values as low as -8. East wind 6 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -4. Light northeast wind.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 1. North wind around 6 mph becoming southwest after midnight.
Sunday
Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable.
Sunday Night
Freezing rain, mainly after 1am. Low around 20. South wind 9 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Monday
Freezing rain before 3pm, then snow showers and freezing rain between 3pm and 4pm, then snow showers after 4pm. High near 32. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 24 mph becoming west in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 38 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%.
Monday Night
Snow showers. Low around 3. Windy, with a west wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Tuesday
Snow showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 7. Windy, with a west wind 25 to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday Night
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 2. Windy, with a west wind 22 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. Breezy, with a west wind 16 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around -4. Breezy, with a west wind 17 to 21 mph.
New Year's Day
A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 6. Southwest wind 14 to 17 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles ENE Lake Placid NY
 44.3°N 73.88°W (Elev. 3694 ft)
Last Update:
12:58 am EST Dec 26, 2025
Forecast Valid:
4am EST Dec 26, 2025-6pm EST Jan 1, 2026
 
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