Forecast Details for Albany, NY

Recent Locations: Mountain Home, ID Baker, MT Albany, NY

Current Alerts for Albany, NY: Winter Weather Advisory

This Afternoon: Snow. High near 32. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. Total daytime snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

Tonight: Rain, snow and freezing rain, possibly mixed with sleet before 11pm, then a chance of rain between 11pm and 3am. Low around 32. Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New ice accumulation of less than a 0.1 of an inch possible. New snow and sleet accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Wednesday: Mostly cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 48. Light north wind.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Calm wind.

Thursday: A slight chance of rain or freezing rain before 10am, then rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Light and variable wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Rain. Low around 36. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.

Friday: A chance of rain before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 43. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: A chance of rain after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Saturday: A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Saturday Night: Rain likely, mainly before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 57.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 60.

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Weather Topic: What are Shelf Clouds?

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Shelf Clouds Next Topic: Sleet

A shelf cloud is similar to a wall cloud, but forms at the front of a storm cloud, instead of at the rear, where wall clouds form.

A shelf cloud is caused by a series of events set into motion by the advancing storm; first, cool air settles along the ground where precipitation has just fallen. As the cool air is brought in, the warmer air is displaced, and rises above it, because it is less dense. When the warmer air reaches the bottom of the storm cloud, it begins to cool again, and the resulting condensation is a visible shelf cloud.

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Weather Topic: What is Snow?

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Snow Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds

Snow is precipitation taking the form of ice crystals. Each ice crystal, or snowflake, has unique characteristics, but all of them grow in a hexagonal structure. Snowfall can last for sustained periods of time and result in significant buildup of snow on the ground.

On the earth's surface, snow starts out light and powdery, but as it begins to melt it tends to become more granular, producing small bits of ice which have the consistency of sand. After several cycles of melting and freezing, snow can become very dense and ice-like, commonly known as snow pack.

Next Topic: Stratocumulus Clouds