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Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
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-- Discussion containing changed information from previous version are highlighted. --617 FXUS61 KALY 071826 AFDALY AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Albany NY 226 PM EDT Mon Jul 7 2025 .SYNOPSIS...-- Changed Discussion --Scattered showers and thunderstorms impact the region this afternoon and tomorrow afternoon resulting from a slow-moving cold frontal boundary and remnant moisture from Tropical Depression Chantal. Humid conditions also continue into tomorrow, though oppressive heat, after today, is not likely for the foreseeable future. A brief break in precipitation for most Wednesday will be followed with additional chances for showers and thunderstorms throughout the remainder of the week as an unsettled pattern ensues.-- End Changed Discussion --&& .SHORT TERM /THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY/...-- Changed Discussion --Key Message: - Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms for portions of the Southwest Adirondacks and Mohawk Valley this afternoon with the primary threat being strong to locally damaging wind gusts. - Marginal Risk of severe thunderstorms for areas south and east of the Capital District tomorrow with the primary threat being strong to locally damaging wind gusts. - All showers and thunderstorms expected today and tomorrow will have the capability of producing locally heavy downpours which could lead to localized ponding of water in poor drainage areas. Discussion: A cold front shifting south and east from southeast Canada, in tandem with an upper-level shortwave traversing the Great Lakes, will be the causing factor of showers and thunderstorms this afternoon and into this evening in the Southwest Adirondacks and Mohawk Valley. Meanwhile, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms well ahead of the highly weakened circulation of what is now Tropical Depression Chantal will also be ongoing from around the Capital District, south, and east throughout the afternoon and into the evening. Isolated instances of severe thunderstorms will be possible within the Southwest Adirondacks and Mohawk Valleys late this afternoon and into this evening as plenty of sunshine throughout the day today, along with a very moist antecedent airmass, has allowed the ease of atmospheric destabilization in these areas. An anticipated 1500 to nearly 2500 J/kg of SBCAPE and consistent elevated instability around 1500 J/kg will intersect modest mid-level lapse rates around 6 C/km and 20 to 25 kt of 0-6km shear this afternoon and into this evening. Unidirectional flow parallel to the incoming boundary with aforementioned modest shear could promote some organization of storms into linear convective systems, but slow storm motion could also promote cell mergers even where linear modes don`t initially develop. Anomalously high moisture and DCAPE in excess of 500 J/kg will promote strong to potentially severe wind gusts within these storms as the primary threat, though these factors, along with tall, skinny CAPE profiles, indicate locally heavy downpours as being likely as well. Where storms train and/or move slowly over urban or poor drainage areas, localized ponding/minor flooding will therefore be possible. Meanwhile, though a highly unstable environment due to the very moist conditions, thunderstorms won`t be as probable to the south where moisture racing ahead of TD Chantal has generated showers over the last couple hours. This is primarily due to the more extensive cloud cover that has been present throughout the day and the much weaker forcing around. That said, with the excessive amount of moisture, heavier downpours are certainly possible south and east of the Capital District through this evening as the remnants of Chantal inch closer. The aforementioned cold frontal boundary will slowly traverse the region through tonight, becoming positioned just to our south by tomorrow morning. With multiple low pressure perturbations developing along this boundary, becoming stationary to our south tomorrow, additional rounds of showers and thunderstorms are possible tomorrow especially in the afternoon. However, latest CAMs have begun to show the boundary pushing farther to our south, therefore keeping most of the convection also to our south. There are also timing discrepancies in the latest CAMs with some showing convection developing in the late afternoon and others not until early to the middle of the evening. With extensive cloud cover around, it could be hard for strong thunderstorms to develop, but with similar indices around in comparison to today, the SPC maintained a Marginal Risk for severe thunderstorms tomorrow for areas south and east of the Capital District. Strong to locally damaging winds will be the primary threat once again, though with even more moisture around than today courtesy of the remnants of Chantal within closer reach, the threat for locally heavy downpours and subsequent urban and poor drainage flooding is arguably a greater threat than gusty winds. Showers may linger into early Wednesday morning with the stalled boundary remaining relatively stagnant, though its slight shift southward, paired with geopotential heights aloft rising into a brief zonal flow pattern will quickly put an end to any persistent precipitation. Dry conditions, once reinforced, will then remain in place throughout the day Wednesday before another upper-level shortwave threatens additional showers for Thursday. High temperatures throughout the short term will gradually lower, becoming much less comfortable as moisture gradually dwindles as well. Tuesday will be the warmest and muggiest day of the period with highs in the mid 70s to upper 80s and heat indices gracing the 90s in the Mid-Hudson Valley and southwest New England. Wednesday will be a few degrees cooler in terms of air temperature with much less humidity before Thursday "cools" to the mid 70s to low and possibly mid 80s. Lows over the period will also gradually decrease from the 60s to low 70s tonight to the upper 50s to upper 60s by Wednesday night.-- End Changed Discussion --&& .LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY/...-- Changed Discussion --Upper level troughing extending south into the Northeast from a closed low overhead will force the continuation of widespread, light showers throughout the overnight Thursday. The development of another surface low in the Mid-Atlantic region along the lingering stationary boundary from earlier in the week will allow showers to linger into the day Friday, especially along and east of the Hudson River Valley as the upper trough begins to depart to the east and the surface low to the south tracks along the Long Island Coast into the western Atlantic. Shortwave ridging then begins to build in across the region Friday evening through Saturday atop high pressure at the surface, reinforcing dry conditions across eastern New York and western New England. But tranquility will not be long lasting as yet another frontal system and upper level disturbance threaten to bring back showers and thunderstorms for Sunday. The extended period, though containing its fair share of less than ideal weather conditions, does look to pass by without the threat of additional periods of oppressive heat. Highs will generally span the 70s and 80s with lows in the upper 50s and 60s. And while the expected wet weather will maintain a moist airmass, dewpoints do not look to reach the anomalous levels they have recently.-- End Changed Discussion --&& .AVIATION /18Z MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...-- Changed Discussion --Flying conditons are currently VFR across the region ahead of an approaching cold front. CAMs suggest a broken line of showers and thunderstorms may approach KGFL beginning as early as 23z, so . will include a PROB30 there. Within any shower or thunderstorm, gusty winds and brief shot of heavy rainfall (with MVFR and potentially IFR conditions) are possible, but it would only last 30 minutes or less. Otherwise, south to southwest winds will be 5 to 10 kts through the rest of the day with sct-bkn cigs around 4-6 kft. This line looks to fall apart as it approaches KALB/KPSF later in the evening due to the loss of daytime heating. Will mention a VCSH there, but won`t include a PROB30 for any thunder at this time. Ceilings may gradually lower for tonight with MVFR conditions for most sites by the late night hours. Some IFR ceilings can`t be ruled out at KGFL for the late night hours. Ceilings should improve on Tuesday morning, but it may take until the mid to late morning hours to improve to VFR. West to northwest winds will be around 5 kts on Tuesday. Outlook... Tuesday Night: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA. Wednesday: Low Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Wednesday Night: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Thursday: Moderate Operational Impact. Likely SHRA...TSRA. Thursday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Friday: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Friday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Saturday: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA...TSRA.-- End Changed Discussion --&& .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...-- Changed Discussion --CT...Air Quality Alert until 11 PM EDT this evening for CTZ001-013. NY...Heat Advisory until 8 PM EDT this evening for NYZ038-040-041- 043-049-050-052-053-083-084. MA...None. VT...None.-- End Changed Discussion --&& $$ SYNOPSIS...Gant NEAR TERM...Gant SHORT TERM...Gant LONG TERM...Gant AVIATION...Frugis