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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
National Weather Service Albany NY
1233 PM EDT Sat Jul 12 2025

.SYNOPSIS...
Isolated to scattered showers and widely thunderstorms today
into tonight with any storm capable of locally heavy downpours
and brief gusty winds. Warm and muggy conditions continue
through tomorrow with a break for dry weather before a slow
moving cold front ushers in additional showers and thunderstorms
Sunday afternoon into Monday. Dangerous heat and humidity then
returns Tuesday through the end of the week.

&&

.SHORT TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...
Key Messages:

- Isolated to scattered thunderstorms this afternoon into
  tonight with locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds.

- Scattered to numerous showers and thunderstorms increase
  Sunday afternoon through Monday ahead of a cold front with
  heavy rainfall and gusty winds. Isolated flash flooding is
  possible.

Discussion:

A mid level disturbance and a sfc trough under the mid level
ridge will focus another round of scattered showers and
thunderstorms in the early to mid afternoon. The thunderstorms
are not expected to be severe with lack of robust organization
with 0-6 km bulk shear on the latest 00Z HREFSs 15 KT or less.
However, mean SBCAPEs will be 1000-1500 J/kg with above normal
PWATs (1.25-2.00"). The 3-km HRRR, NAMNest and ARW-WRF all
indicated scattered coverage and heavy rainfall will be the main
focus, though with somewhat of an inverted-V signature on the
soundings and with pcpn loading, one can not completely rule out
an isolated severe, so we included the gusty winds and heavy
rain wording in the afternoon into the early evening. Sfc
dewpoints will be in the 60s to lower 70s. Heat indices just
fall below 95F in the Hudson and Mohawk River Valleys. No heat
advisories today. Max temps will be mainly in the mid-upper 80s
in the valleys and upper 70s to lower/spotty mid 80s over the
hills and mtns.

A muggy night is expected tonight with the showers and
thunderstorms decreasing and ending with the loss of the diurnal
heating. The mid level ridge axis will be over the region. There
is a signal in the CAM`s/short range guidance and ensembles that
the offshore sfc high near Nova Scotia may actually force the
warm front westward across the region Sunday morning like a back
door front. Lows will be mainly in the 60s.

Some changes for Sunday include slightly lower dewpoints with
the frontal boundary potentially west of most of the region with
the sfc high near Nova Scotia in control to start the day. Lower
dewpoints actually hint at heat indices or "feels-like" temps
lower in the lower 90s in the valleys with perhaps a few pixels
near 95F. Dewpoints will still be in the 60s to around 70F. The
warm front lifts back northward during the afternoon, as cold
front and a prefrontal sfc trough approaches from the west. Low
and mid level heights gradually fall. A line of showers/t-storms
may reach the western Dacks/western Mohawk Valley and northern
Catskills late in the pm. Increasing deep shear to 20-25 KT with
moderate instability in the 1000-2000 J/kg will allow for some
potential for damaging wind gusts in the late pm/early evening
in these areas. SPC continues a "Marginal Risk" or level 1 of 5.
Max temps will still run slightly above normal with upper 70s
to mid/upper 80s over the forecast area.

The heavy rain threat also increases for locations west of the
Hudson River Valley in the late pm into the early night time
period as the flow becomes parallel. Soundings look "tall and
skinny" with PWATs 1.5-2.0", as the latest NAEFS has PWAT
anomalies +1 to +3 STDEVS above normal. Antecedent soil
conditions are not wet with high FFG values, but rainfall rates
1-2" with possible training can not rule out, as an isolated
flash flood threat exists into the night time period. Another
sticky night is expected with lows in the 60s to about 70F.

By Monday, the cold front should be near or over most of eastern
NY and western New England with additional showers and some
thunderstorms. The best chance of any severe t-storm may be
close to the I-84 corridor where some heating may occur. The mid
and upper level trough axis will be upstream over the
central/eastern Great Lakes Region. A drying trend should kick
in late in the day from the Capital Region north and west.
Clouds and pcpn should hold temps down on Monday...closer to
normal or slightly below, as mid 70s to around 80F will be
common over the mtns, and upper 70s to mid 80s in the lower
elevations. Albany`s normal high is 84F and we should be close
to that. A few lingering showers or isolated thunderstorms early
Mon night for the mid Hudson Valley, Berkshires and NW CT, but
then some minor relief with dew points falling off into the mid
50s to mid 60s with the cold/cool advection in the wake of the
front. Lows will range from the mid 50s over the southern Dacks
to mid/upper 60s in the mid Hudson Valley and NW CT.

&&

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...
Key Message:

- Heat Indices or "Feels-Like" temps may reach the mid 90s to
  100F in the major valley areas Tue-Thu.

Discussion:

The extended actually opens with a dry day or two. High pressure
builds in from the Ohio Valley and PA with weak ridging aloft
initially. H850 temps will be slightly above normal. Some
downsloping off the higher terrain will allow max temps to reach
the upper 80s to lower 90s in the Hudson River Valley. With
dewpoints in the 60s some heat indices or "feels like" temps may
get into the mid and upper 90s. Widespread 80s to lower 90s are
expected for max temps over the region. The mid and upper level
ridge strengthens Tue night into Wed, as the Bermuda High takes
control. Some terrain differential heating or "pop-up"
thunderstorms may occur south and west of the Capital Region on
Wednesday. After lows in the 60s, max temps will be in the upper
80s to lower 90s in the valleys again with dewpoints in the mid
60s to lower 70s. Dangerous heat indices of 95-100F will be
possible, and Heat Advisories may be needed. This does not like
the extreme heat that kicked off astronomical summer in June,
but it will still be hot and humid.

As we look ahead to Thu and Fri...Another hot and humid day is
expected Thu, with a muggy morning to kick off the day with lows
in the 60s and to lower 70s. Max temps will be similar to Wed
on Thu, but diurnally-timed scattered showers and thunderstorms
that may be focused by a sfc trough may slightly cool things
down. Nonetheless, dangerous heat (heat indices in the mid 90s
to lower 100s) is expected in the valleys again and possibly
the southern Taconics and NW CT before any scattered convection
based on the NBM guidance. A cold front and a wave of low
pressure moving along it may bring widespread showers and some
strong thunderstorms to close the week, as temps trend closer to
normal heading into next weekend.

&&

.AVIATION /18Z SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
Through 12z Sunday...Flying conditions range from MVFR at GFL/POU to
IFR at PSF/ALB as of 6:25 AM EDT. THe showers and thunderstorms
currently around this morning should dissipate by the start of the
12z TAF period. Expecting low stratus to linger through 14-15z this
morning at all terminals with mainly MVFR cigs, although have
included a tempo for continued IFR cigs at PSF. Low stratus
dissipates by mid to late morning with a return to VFR conditions
and SCT to BKN mid-level clouds into the afternoon.

Additional scattered showers and thunderstorms develop again this
afternoon. Have kept prob 30 groups only at ALB/GFL where confidence
is highest in a shower/storm, and kept just VCSH groups at POU/PSF.
We did start the prob30 groups an hour earlier compared to the
previous TAF based on latest hi-res guidance. Within showers/storms,
brief MVFR to IFR vsby reductions expected. Outside of any
showers/storms, VFR conditions prevail into tonight. Then, after
midnight, low stratus develops once again. Expecting MVFR fuel
alternate cigs at ALB/GFL. At POU, IFR cigs also possible, and
higher confidence in IFR cigs at PSF with the low stratus. Winds
today increase to around 10 kt from the southeast with gusts to 15-
20 kt this afternoon, then diminish to 5-10 kt still from the
southeast after sunset.

Outlook...

Sunday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA.
Monday: High Operational Impact. Likely SHRA...TSRA.
Monday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Tuesday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Tuesday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX.
Wednesday: Low Operational Impact. Slight Chance of SHRA...TSRA.

&&

.ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
CT...None.
NY...None.
MA...None.
VT...None.

&&

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SYNOPSIS...Speciale
SHORT TERM...Speciale
LONG TERM...Speciale
AVIATION...Main