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FXUS61 KALY 151742
AFDALY
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ALBANY NY
142 PM EDT WED APR 15 2026
WHAT HAS CHANGED
THE MARGINAL SEVERE WEATHER RISK (LEVEL 1 OF 5) FOR TODAY WAS
EXPANDED A BIT TO COVER MOST AREAS SOUTH OF I-90. THE MARGINAL
SEVERE WEATHER RISK (LEVEL 1 OF 5) FOR TOMORROW WAS UPGRADED TO
A SLIGHT RISK (LEVEL 2 OF 5) FOR AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF I-90 ON
THURSDAY. DAMAGING WINDS REMAINS THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ANY
SEVERE STORM.
KEY MESSAGES
1. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TODAY THROUGH TOMORROW WITH A MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL 1 OF 5) FOR
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS MAINLY SOUTH OF I-90 TODAY WITH A SLIGHT
RISK (LEVEL 2 OF 5) FOR AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF I-90 TOMORROW.
DAMAGING WINDS IS THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ANY SEVERE STORM BOTH
DAYS.
2. THE THREAT FOR WIDESPREAD IMPACTFUL WEATHER IS LOW FRIDAY
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK WITH TEMPERATURES TRENDING BELOW NORMAL
EARLY NEXT WEEK.
DISCUSSION
KEY MESSAGE 1...
OUR "RIDGE ROLLER" PATTERN CONTINUES THROUGH TODAY AS A QUASI-
STATIONARY BOUNDARY REMAINS DRAPED ACROSS EASTERN NY AND
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND WITH FAST ZONAL FLOW ALOFT. A DECAYING MCS
FROM THE GREAT LAKES WILL TRACK EASTWARD THIS MORNING RESULTING
IN A PERIOD OF SHOWERS AND POTENTIALLY ISOLATED STORMS LATE THIS
MORNING INTO EARLY P.M FOR AREAS MAINLY NORTH OF I-90. THE
QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY LINGERS OVERHEAD THIS AFTERNOON WHICH
SHOULD KEEP SKIES RATHER CLOUDY, ESPECIALLY FROM I-90 NORTHWARD,
AND SUPPRESSES BOUNDARY LAYER MIXING. WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL
STILL RUN ABOVE NORMAL BY MID-APRIL STANDARDS, MOST WILL BE
LOWER COMPARED TO YESTERDAY WHEN MANY HIT 80 FOR THE FIRST TIME
IN 2026. THE EXCEPTION IS THE MID-HUDSON VALLEY AND NW CT WHICH
SHOULD REMAIN JUST SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY ALLOWING FOR BREAKS OF
P.M SUN AND TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S. WITH
PLENTY OF LOW-LEVEL MOISTURE STILL AROUND, THE SUNSHINE SHOULD
GENERATE SUFFICIENT INSTABILITY WITH GUIDANCE SUGGESTING
1000-1500J/KG OF SB CAPE. THIS COMBINED WITH THE FAST FLOW ALOFT
SUPPORTING DEEP LAYER SHEAR VALUES 40-50KTS AND STEEPENING MID-
LEVEL LAPSE RATES 6-6.5C/KM PRESENTS A FAVORABLE ENVIRONMENT FOR
ORGANIZED CONVECTION FOCUSED IN THE NORTHERN/EASTERN CATSKILLS,
MID-HUDSON VALLEY, NW CT AND SOUTHERN BERKSHIRE COUNTY WHERE
SPC EXPANDED ITS MARGINAL RISK (LEVEL 1 OF 5) A BIT COMPARED TO
YESTERDAY. HOWEVER, OVERALL FORCING REMAINS LIMITED THIS
AFTERNOON AS GUIDANCE SHOWS JUST SOME VERY WEAK SHORTWAVES
TRACKING WITHIN THE FAST FLOW. CAMS MATCH THIS THINKING SHOWING
ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED SHOWER/STORM ACTIVITY. WE THEREFORE
CAPPED POPS AT CHANCE FOR MOST AREAS. SHOULD SUFFICIENT FORCING
ALLOW ISOLATED TO WIDELY SCATTERED CONVECTION TO DEVELOP IN THE
MARGINAL RISK AREA, AN ISOLATED OR TWO STORM MAY BECOME SEVERE
WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARD. WE TREND POPS UPWARDS TO
LIKELY AND EVEN CATEGORICAL TONIGHT WHEN A MORE PRONOUNCED
SHORTWAVE ARRIVES. THIS SHOULD SUPPORT MORE ORGANIZED AREAS OF
SHOWERS AND SOME EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS BUT GIVEN THE OVERNIGHT
TIMING, THE SEVERE WEATHER POTENTIAL REMAINS LOW.
FOR THURSDAY, OUR QUASI-STATIONARY BOUNDARY LIFTS NORTHWARD
NEAR OR JUST NORTH OF I-90 AS A PRONOUNCED SHORTWAVE TROUGH
DIGS INTO THE GREAT LAKES WITH THE LOW-LEVEL THERMAL GRADIENT
TIGHTENING. AREAS SOUTH OF THE BOUNDARY LOOK TO BREAK OUT IN
SUN AND WITH DEW POINTS REMAINING RATHER MOIST, THE INSOLATION
WILL AGAIN CONTRIBUTE TO 500 - 1000 J/KG OF SB CAPE. AGAIN, THE
FAST FLOW ALOFT SHOULD SUPPORT RATHER HIGH DEEP LAYER SHEAR
VALUES AND WITH GOOD AGREEMENT FOR STRONGER SHORTWAVES OR "RIDGE
ROLLERS" TRACKING WITHIN THE FAST ZONAL FLOW, THERE IS INCREASING
CONFIDENCE THAT THE STRONGER LOW AND MID-LEVEL FORCING WILL
LIKELY GENERATE AREAS OF SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS THURS AFTERNOON
INTO THE EARLY EVENING. WITH DEEP LAYER SHEAR VECTORS ORIENTED
PARALLEL TO THE BOUNDARY, A LINEAR STORM MODE SHOULD BE FAVORED
WITH DAMAGING WINDS THE PRIMARY HAZARD FROM ANY STRONG TO SEVERE
STORM. SPC HAS UPGRADED THE SEVERE WEATHER RISK TO A SLIGHT
(LEVEL 2 OF 5) FOR AREAS NEAR AND NORTH OF I-90 WHERE THE
STRONGER FORCING EXISTS WITH A MARGINAL RISK FOR MOST OF EASTERN
NY INTO WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
KEY MESSAGE 2...
AFTER OUR STRETCH OF SEASONABLY WARM TEMPERATURES THROUGH
SATURDAY, A POTENT COLD FRONT SWEEPS THROUGH THE REGION ON
SUNDAY RESULTING IN A WIDESPREAD PERIOD OF RAIN FOLLOWED BY MUCH
COOLER TEMPERATURES EARLY NEXT WEEK. WITH THE LATEST NBM
PROBABILISTIC GUIDANCE SHOWING ONLY A 20 TO 40% CHANCE FOR 24
HOUR RAINFALL AMOUNTS THROUGH 8PM SUNDAY TO EXCEED 0.50" ACROSS
THE AREA, FLOODING IMPACTS ARE UNLIKELY. HOWEVER, THERE IS
MEDIUM TO HIGH CONFIDENCE THAT TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY DROP BELOW
NORMAL WITH THE LATEST NBM PROBABILISTIC GUIDANCE SHOWING LESS
THAN A 20% CHANCE FOR TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF EASTERN NY AND
WESTERN NEW ENGLAND TO RISE ABOVE 50 DEGREES. THE POTENTIAL FOR
IMPACTFUL WEATHER REMAINS LOW FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
AVIATION /18Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
THROUGH 18Z/THURSDAY, MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING, THOUGH CAN NOT RULE OUT A BRIEF PERIOD OF
MVFR VSBYS IN ISOLATED SHOWERS THROUGH 22Z/THU, PERHAPS WITH
THUNDER AT KPOU. SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS CURRENTLY ACROSS LOWER
MI AND THE MIDWEST SHOULD TRACK EASTWARD INTO THE REGION
BETWEEN 04Z-08Z/THU, BRINGING AREAS OF MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS. IN
THE WAKE OF THESE SHOWERS/STORMS, A PERIOD OF MVFR/IFR
CONDITIONS (MAINLY CIGS) WILL BE POSSIBLE, WITH GREATEST CHANCE
AT KGFL. ANY LOW CLOUDS/FOG SHOULD LIFT BETWEEN 12Z-14Z/THU WITH
VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING.
LIGHT/VARIABLE WINDS SHOULD TREND INTO THE SOUTHWEST BY
MID/LATE AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 5-10 KT WITH SOME GUSTS OF
20-25 KT POSSIBLE AT KPOU, KPSF AND KALB. KGFL WILL GENERALLY
HAVE LIGHT NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 4-8 KT BEFORE BECOMING SOUTH
TO SOUTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON AT 5-10 KT. WINDS BECOME
LIGHT/VARIABLE AFTER SUNSET THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING,
BEFORE SHIFTING INTO THE SOUTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 5-10 KT BY
MIDDAY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONGER, AND VARIABLE IN
DIRECTION IN/NEAR ANY THUNDERSTORMS.
OUTLOOK...
THURSDAY NIGHT: HIGH OPERATIONAL IMPACT. LIKELY SHRA...TSRA.
FRIDAY: MODERATE OPERATIONAL IMPACT. CHANCE OF SHRA.
FRIDAY NIGHT: NO OPERATIONAL IMPACT. NO SIG WX.
SATURDAY: LOW OPERATIONAL IMPACT. BREEZY. NO SIG WX.
SATURDAY NIGHT: MODERATE OPERATIONAL IMPACT. BREEZY. CHANCE OF SHRA.
SUNDAY: HIGH OPERATIONAL IMPACT. BREEZY. LIKELY SHRA.
SUNDAY NIGHT: MODERATE OPERATIONAL IMPACT. BREEZY. CHANCE OF SHRA...SHSN.
MONDAY: LOW OPERATIONAL IMPACT. BREEZY. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHRA...SHSN.
CLIMATE
RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES(YEAR SET):
TODAY APRIL 15:
ALBANY: 86(2003)
GLENS FALLS: 84(2003)
POUGHKEEPSIE: 84(2003)
THURSDAY APRIL 16:
ALBANY: 91(2012)
GLENS FALLS: 89(2002)
POUGHKEEPSIE: 91(2012)
ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
CT...NONE.
NY...NONE.
MA...NONE.
VT...NONE.
DISCUSSION...31
AVIATION...24/23
CLIMATE...07
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