Unsettled Week for the West; Fire Weather Concerns for Plains

An unsettled week is likely for the Western U.S. as a big storm system off the West Coast shifts into the Southwest and Four Corners region. Expect cooler temperatures, locally heavy rain showers for California coastal areas and widespread heavy mountain snow with lowering snow levels. Meanwhile, several days of critical fire weather concerns are expected for the southern High Plains this week. Read More >

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Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Overcast

30°F

-1°C

Humidity	38%
Wind Speed	Calm
Barometer	30.18 in (1025.7 mb)
Dewpoint	7°F (-14°C)
Visibility	10.00 mi
Last update	8 Mar 6:51 pm EST

More Information:

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Extended Forecast for

7 Miles SSW Lake Placid NY

Tonight

Chance Wintry
Mix and Very
Windy
Low: 22 °F
Tuesday

Slight Chance
Freezing
Drizzle and
Windy
High: 30 °F
Tuesday
Night

Partly Cloudy
Low: 19 °F
Wednesday

Sunny and
Windy
High: 44 °F
Wednesday
Night

Mostly Cloudy
and Very
Windy then
Chance
Rain/Snow and
Windy
Low: 34 °F
Thursday

Windy. Mostly
Cloudy then
Chance
Showers
High: 46 °F
Thursday
Night

Showers
Likely and
Damaging
Winds
Low: 36 °F
Friday

Chance
Showers and
Very Windy
High: 40 °F
Friday
Night

Partly Cloudy
and Very
Windy
Low: 20 °F

Detailed Forecast

Tonight

A chance of snow showers before 1am, then a chance of freezing drizzle. Cloudy, with a low around 22. Very windy, with a west wind 29 to 34 mph increasing to 35 to 40 mph in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Tuesday

A slight chance of freezing drizzle before 10am. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 30. Windy, with a northwest wind 24 to 29 mph decreasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon.

Tuesday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Northwest wind 11 to 16 mph becoming light and variable.

Wednesday

Sunny, with a high near 44. Windy, with a southwest wind 23 to 28 mph increasing to 34 to 39 mph in the afternoon.

Wednesday Night

A chance of rain and snow showers between 3am and 4am, then a chance of rain showers after 4am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Very windy, with a southwest wind 31 to 40 mph, with gusts as high as 50 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Thursday

A 30 percent chance of showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 46. Windy, with a southwest wind 31 to 34 mph, with gusts as high as 44 mph.

Thursday Night

Showers likely, mainly after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 36. Strong and damaging winds, with a southwest wind 39 to 49 mph increasing to 50 to 60 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 75 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Friday

A 40 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Very windy, with a west wind 39 to 49 mph decreasing to 28 to 38 mph in the afternoon.

Friday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 20. Very windy, with a west wind 47 to 50 mph.

Saturday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 26. Very windy, with a northwest wind 39 to 49 mph decreasing to 22 to 32 mph.

Saturday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 11. Windy, with a northwest wind 26 to 32 mph.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 21. Blustery, with a northwest wind 23 to 25 mph.

Sunday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 9. Blustery, with a northwest wind 15 to 22 mph.

Monday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 25. North wind 6 to 11 mph becoming light and variable.