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Heavy Rainfall Threat for Southern Plains and Mississippi Valley; Mild Temperatures for the East

Widespread showers and thunderstorms with the risk for flash flooding from the Southern Plains to the Mississippi Valley develops on Tuesday. Moisture tracking into the Pacific Northwest will bring heavy lower elevation/coastal rain and mountain snow. Meanwhile, unseasonably warm temperatures continue for the eastern two-thirds of the country. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Saranac Lake, Adirondack Regional Airport (KSLK)

Lat: 44.39°NLon: 74.2°WElev: 1663ft.

Fair

-10°F

-23°C

Humidity 81%
Wind Speed NE 5 mph
Barometer 30.15 in (1025.5 mb)
Dewpoint -14°F (-26°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Wind Chill-22°F (-30°C)
Last update 7 Feb 6:51 am EST
Extended Forecast for

Lake Placid NY

  • Today

    Today: Freezing rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Light and variable wind becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.

    Sunny then
    Freezing Rain
    Likely

    High: 36 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Sleet before 2am, then snow showers and sleet likely between 2am and 3am, then snow showers likely after 3am. Low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Sleet and
    Breezy then
    Snow/Sleet
    Likely

    Low: 26 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 10 to 16 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Mostly Sunny

    High: 29 °F

  • Wednesday
    Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light southwest after midnight.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 19 °F

  • Thursday

    Thursday: A chance of freezing rain before 11am, then rain. High near 35. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Chance
    Rain/Freezing
    Rain then
    Rain

    High: 35 °F

  • Thursday
    Night

    Thursday Night: Rain before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Low around 32. South wind 11 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Rain then
    Rain/Snow

    Low: 32 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.

    Chance Snow
    Showers then
    Cloudy

    High: 37 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

    Cloudy

    Low: 20 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. North wind around 6 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    High: 26 °F

Detailed Forecast

Today
Freezing rain likely, mainly after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 36. Light and variable wind becoming south 13 to 18 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Little or no ice accumulation expected.
Tonight
Sleet before 2am, then snow showers and sleet likely between 2am and 3am, then snow showers likely after 3am. Low around 26. Breezy, with a west wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday
A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 29. West wind 10 to 16 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 19. West wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light southwest after midnight.
Thursday
A chance of freezing rain before 11am, then rain. High near 35. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Thursday Night
Rain before 3am, then a chance of rain and snow showers. Low around 32. South wind 11 to 14 mph becoming southwest after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Friday
A 30 percent chance of snow showers before 7am. Cloudy, with a high near 37. West wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Friday Night
Cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 26. North wind around 6 mph.
Saturday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 7. Calm wind.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 31. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 22. Light southwest wind.
Monday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
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Point Forecast:
Lake Placid NY
 44.29°N 73.97°W (Elev. 1877 ft)
Last Update:
6:33 am EST Feb 7, 2023
Forecast Valid:
7am EST Feb 7, 2023-6pm EST Feb 13, 2023
 
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