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Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Overcast

26°F

-3°C

Humidity 78%
Wind Speed W 10 G 22 mph
Barometer 29.53 in (1002.1 mb)
Dewpoint 20°F (-7°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill16°F (-9°C)
Last update 25 Feb 11:51 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles N Lake Placid NY

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.

    Low: 10 °F

    Heavy Snow

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.

    High: 17 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind 6 to 9 mph.

    Low: 7 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -2. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.

    High: 31 °F

    Partly Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 25 mph.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.

    High: 35 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    and Breezy
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind 7 to 13 mph.

    Low: 6 °F

    Chance Snow

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. West wind 8 to 11 mph.

    High: 12 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Low: -10 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Overnight
Snow showers likely, mainly before 1am. The snow could be heavy at times. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Wind chill values as low as zero. West wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. Total nighttime snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.
Thursday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 17. Wind chill values as low as -7. West wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Wind chill values as low as -3. West wind 6 to 9 mph.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as -2. Southwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Breezy, with a southwest wind 17 to 25 mph.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 35. Breezy, with a southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 6. West wind 7 to 13 mph.
Sunday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 12. West wind 8 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -10. West wind 6 to 10 mph.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 11. Southwest wind around 7 mph becoming west in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around -6. West wind around 7 mph becoming south after midnight.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 24. South wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 40 percent chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 14. Southwest wind around 11 mph.
Wednesday
A 30 percent chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 30. West wind 10 to 14 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:
5:30 pm EST Feb 25, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12am EST Feb 26, 2026-6pm EST Mar 4, 2026
 
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