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Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Overcast

47°F

8°C

Humidity 97%
Wind Speed SW 7 mph
Barometer 29.86 in (1011.2 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill44°F (7°C)
Last update 14 Oct 11:51 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lake Placid NY

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: A chance of drizzle with scattered showers before 1pm, then showers or drizzle likely between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of drizzle with scattered showers after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 55 °F

    Showers
    Likely

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of drizzle with scattered showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers or drizzle between 11pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 32 °F

    Scattered
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.

    High: 51 °F

    Decreasing
    Clouds

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Showers after 2am. Low around 33. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 33 °F

    Mostly Cloudy
    then Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: Showers. High near 52. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

    High: 52 °F

    Showers

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Rain showers before 9pm, then rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then snow showers after midnight. Low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Low: 24 °F

    Blustery.
    Rain/Snow
    then Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow showers likely before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

    High: 34 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely and
    Breezy then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Low: 22 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

    High: 47 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
A chance of drizzle with scattered showers before 1pm, then showers or drizzle likely between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of drizzle with scattered showers after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 55. West wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of drizzle with scattered showers before 11pm, then a slight chance of showers or drizzle between 11pm and 2am. Cloudy, with a low around 32. West wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Thursday
Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the afternoon.
Thursday Night
Showers after 2am. Low around 33. Southeast wind 3 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Friday
Showers. High near 52. South wind 8 to 10 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
Friday Night
Rain showers before 9pm, then rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then snow showers after midnight. Low around 24. Blustery, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Saturday
Snow showers likely before 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 34. Breezy, with a northwest wind 17 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 34 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 22. West wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 29. Southwest wind 3 to 5 mph.
Monday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph.
Monday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Southwest wind 3 to 6 mph.
Tuesday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Lake Placid NY
 44.27°N 73.98°W (Elev. 1759 ft)
Last Update:
2:10 am EDT Oct 14, 2026
Forecast Valid:
12pm EDT Oct 14, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 20, 2026
 
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