Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
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912 FXUS61 KALY 191108 AFDALY AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Albany NY 608 AM EST Wed Nov 19 2025 .SYNOPSIS... Surface high pressure will allow for dry weather for today into tomorrow with chilly temperatures. Some rain will be possible for Friday as a frontal boundary moves across the region, but dry and seasonable weather looks to return for the weekend into early next week. && .SHORT TERM /THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/... As of 1240 AM EST...Upper level disturbance is located over western Pennsylvania and it will be sliding eastward towards the Jersey Shore by daybreak. At the surface, a weak wave of low pressure and a frontal boundary is located well south over the mid Atlantic States. MRMS imagery shows some light precip associated with this system south of the region across the northern mid Atlantic States. IR satellite imagery shows some high clouds have overspread much of the area from the south, but radar trends and CAMs suggest any of the light precip will remain south of the region through the morning hours. Will continue to keep the forecast dry across the area, but will expect broken mid and high level clouds into the early to mid morning hours. With the fairly clear skies earlier last evening and little wind, temps have fallen into the 20s over much of the region, with some teens for the Adirondacks. It will be a chilly, but dry start to the day today. As this wave departs off to the east, high pressure over the Great Lakes will spread eastward for later today and into tonight. This will allow for a mostly sunny afternoon with fairly clear skies for tonight with light to calm winds. Thanks to the chilly start, temps will be a little below normal today, with highs only in the mid 30s to mid 40s. Good radiational cooling is expected tonight, so have leaned towards the lower end of the blended guidance, with overnight lows in the mid teens to mid 20s for mins tonight. High pressure will be slowly sliding eastward for Thursday into Thursday night. Thursday will be another dry day with a mostly sunny sky and temps in the 30s and 40s once again. Some clouds will start to increase on Thursday night, but it looks dry for most areas, with lows down into the mid to upper 20s. && .LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... Some unsettled weather is possible for Friday, as both a northern stream frontal boundary and a wave within the southern stream approach the area from the west. There are some differences in the model guidance regarding exact QPF, which will depending on the exact track of the southern stream system, as a wave of low pressure along a boundary may allow for a period of steadier rainfall and more QPF. For now, have mainly chc to likely POPs for Friday into Friday night, with seasonable temps in the 40s. There should be enough of a southerly flow ahead of the systems to warm temps above freezing, so any snow or wintry mix looks very brief (if at all) and limited to just northern and high terrain areas. Most spots will see highs in the mid 40s to low 50s on Friday. Behind this system, another period of mainly dry weather is expected for the weekend into early next week. Latest NBM loaded in some slight chc POPs, which seems reasonable in case some shallow lake effect can develop in the wake of the departing system, but most areas will be fairly dry and temps looks very seasonable, with highs in the mid 40s for valley areas and lows in the upper 20s to mid 30s. The next chance for more widespread precip will be Tuesday into Wednesday as a wave of low pressure approaches from the southwest. With this storm track, most of the precip will likely be rain (some brief mix can`t be ruled out for northern areas at the onset), and the latest NBM p-type probabilities agree with this idea, as the well as recent runs of the GEFS plumes as well. Looking even further ahead, some colder air may start moving into the region behind the Thanksgiving Holiday, but the exact start of when this occurs is still up in the air. && .AVIATION /12Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... VFR conditions continue for all airfields through the TAF period. Mid-level clouds continue to move through KGFL and KALB helping limit any fog development this morning. The passing weather system to the south of KPOU continues to bring mid-level clouds through this afternoon then decreasing clouds through tonight. Light and variable winds through this afternoon with calm winds returning for tonight. Outlook... Thursday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Friday: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA. Friday Night: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA. Saturday: Low Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Saturday Night: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHSN. Sunday: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA. Sunday Night: Low Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Monday: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of RA. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. MA...None. VT...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...27 SHORT TERM...27 LONG TERM...27 AVIATION...05