Forecast Details for Albany, NY

Recent Locations: Albany, NY

Today: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind around 10 mph.

Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. North wind 3 to 8 mph.

Wednesday: A chance of rain, mainly after 4pm. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Wednesday Night: Periods of rain, mainly after 8pm. Low around 45. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Thursday: Periods of rain. High near 51. East wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Thursday Night: Periods of rain, mainly before 2am. Low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Friday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Friday Night: Showers likely, mainly before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Saturday: Scattered showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Saturday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 68.

Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.

Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.

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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.

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