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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Light Snow Fog/Mist

34°F

1°C

Humidity 85%
Wind Speed Vrbl 6 mph
Barometer 30.22 in (1024.7 mb)
Dewpoint 30°F (-1°C)
Visibility 1.50 mi
Wind Chill29°F (-2°C)
Last update 1 Apr 3:51 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Lake Placid NY

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 11am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 11am and noon, then rain showers likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    High: 33 °F

    Slight Chance
    Wintry Mix
    then Showers
    Likely

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Freezing rain likely before 8pm, then rain showers. Temperature rising to around 40 by 5am. Windy, with a southeast wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

    Low: 32 °F⇑

    Windy.
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Windy, with a southwest wind 34 to 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    High: 59 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Windy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 33 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 36 °F

    Chance
    Showers and
    Windy then
    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 53 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 41. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.

    Low: 41 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 49. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

    High: 49 °F

    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Mostly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. North wind 7 to 10 mph becoming east after midnight.
Thursday
A slight chance of snow showers and freezing rain before 11am, then a slight chance of freezing rain between 11am and noon, then rain showers likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 33. Southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected. Little or no snow accumulation expected.
Thursday Night
Freezing rain likely before 8pm, then rain showers. Temperature rising to around 40 by 5am. Windy, with a southeast wind 22 to 27 mph increasing to 28 to 33 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Friday
Showers likely, mainly before 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. Windy, with a southwest wind 34 to 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Windy, with a west wind 23 to 33 mph decreasing to 10 to 20 mph after midnight. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 53. North wind around 7 mph becoming east in the afternoon. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers, mainly after 8pm. Low around 41. Southeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Sunday
Showers, mainly before 2pm. High near 49. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before 8pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind 10 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 21. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 29. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 14. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 35. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
5 Miles N Lake Placid NY
 44.36°N 73.99°W (Elev. 3012 ft)
Last Update:
2:21 pm EDT Apr 1, 2026
Forecast Valid:
4pm EDT Apr 1, 2026-6pm EDT Apr 8, 2026
 
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