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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
Issued by NWS Albany, NY
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860 FXUS61 KALY 162345 AFDALY AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION National Weather Service Albany NY 745 PM EDT Tue Jul 16 2024 .SYNOPSIS... Strong to severe thunderstorms will move across the Mohawk Valley, upper Hudson Valley, and southern Adirondacks this afternoon and early evening. A cold front will bring additional scattered thunderstorms Wednesday along with continued warm and humid conditions. Cooler and much less humid conditions along with fair weather will follow in the wake of the front for Thursday into Friday. && .NEAR TERM /UNTIL 9 PM THIS EVENING/... A line of strong to severe thunderstorms is progressing eastward across Upstate New York. SPC mesoanalysis indicates 1500-2000 J/kg MLCAPE is in place ahead of the convection. WoFS guidance has this line persisting as it moves east with a medium to high chance of producing wind damage reports through 6 PM. Timing of the line remains consistent with thunderstorms moving through the western Mohawk Valley through 5PM, reaching the Capital Region/upper Hudson Valley/southern Adirondacks between 4PM-6PM, and be exiting the eastern portions of the CWA between 7PM-9PM. && .SHORT TERM /9 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/... Another active day is forecast on Wednesday, with a low to medium chance of isolated to scattered severe thunderstorms. The highest likelihood of severe thunderstorms will be from the Capital Region south and east where 1000-1500 J/kg of SBCAPE is forecast to exist in conjunction with 0-6 km shear in excess of 30 knots. 12z HREF guidance indicates that convection will begin by early afternoon and move east through the afternoon hours. Damaging winds will be the primary hazard with any strong to severe thunderstorm that develop. && .LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/... The long term period will be dry with seasonable temperatures thanks to surface high pressure below northwest 500 hPa flow. Highs each day will be in the 70s and 80s with lows in the 50s and 60s. && .AVIATION /00Z WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/... Through 00z Thursday...Lingering showers and thunderstorms will be a concern mainly for KPSF over the next hour, where brief drops to IFR/LIFR conditions will be possible heavy downpours. VFR conditions should prevail for the terminals through this evening, though latest satellite imagery does show some scattered ceilings around 2000-3000 ft moving into the area from the west which could produce some brief drops to MVFR at times. These ceilings should clear out overnight as drier air buildings into the lower levels. Late tonight into Wednesday morning, fog formation remains possible at KGFL/KPSF as winds become light & variable and RHs remain elevated from heavy rains today. Have maintained MVFR visibilities in this TAF for those locations. By Wednesday morning, any fog that develops should quickly burn off with the sunrise, allowing VFR conditions to prevail for the remainder of the period. Have opted to at add PROB30 groups for all terminals late in the period as chances of showers and storms will increase across the region. Outlook... Wednesday Night: Moderate Operational Impact. Chance of SHRA...TSRA. Thursday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Thursday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Friday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Friday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Saturday: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Saturday Night: No Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. Sunday: Low Operational Impact. NO SIG WX. && .ALY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... CT...None. NY...None. MA...None. VT...None. && $$ SYNOPSIS...Gant/KL NEAR TERM...Humphrey SHORT TERM...Humphrey LONG TERM...Humphrey AVIATION...Speck