Weather in Albany

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 11:05 pm (PDT)

Now · partly cloudy 54 °F

Feels like: 51 °F
Low / high: 46 / 67 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 3 mph ESE

→ 29.96 inHg · steady

Today in Albany: overcast, 46 °F to 67 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a light air from the east-southeast (3 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 51 °F to 65 °F and a 2% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Wednesday 28, at 67 °F. Next likely rain: Tuesday 3 (16%).

Measured now at the airport

Oakland (KOAK), 12 mi away · 28 min ago

Visibility9.9 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature52 °F

Wind5 mph from the southeast

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

67° 46°
Today
65° 51°
Thu 29
63° 55°
Fri 30
61° 53°
Sat 31
63° 50°
Sun 1
65° 50°
Mon 2
65° 53°
Tue 3
65° 53°
Wed 4
64° 53°
Thu 5
63° 54°
Fri 6
62° 54°
Sat 7
69° 54°
Sun 8
74° 58°
Mon 9
77° 57°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Overcast	46 / 67 °F	0%	11 mph WNW	1.6 ft	2:40 am · 1:22 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	51 / 65 °F	2%	9 mph SSE	1.4 ft	3:41 am · 2:10 pm	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	55 / 63 °F	2%	7 mph SW	1.3 ft	4:47 am · 3:05 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	53 / 61 °F	10%	5 mph WSW	1.3 ft	5:55 am · 4:11 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Light drizzle	50 / 63 °F	8%	6 mph NNW	1.7 ft	5:59 am · 4:27 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Overcast	50 / 65 °F	4%	4 mph NE	1.5 ft	6:54 am · 5:49 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Overcast	53 / 65 °F	16% · 0.09 in	5 mph NNE	1.4 ft	7:40 am · 7:09 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Overcast	53 / 65 °F	16% · 0.05 in	5 mph SSW	1.2 ft	8:20 am · 8:23 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	53 / 64 °F	10%	5 mph WSW	2.1 ft	8:55 am · 9:28 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Overcast	54 / 63 °F	9%	5 mph W	2.6 ft	9:27 am · 10:28 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Overcast	54 / 62 °F	9%	4 mph W	—	9:57 am · 11:23 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Overcast	54 / 69 °F	14% · 0.05 in	4 mph N	—	10:26 am	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Overcast	58 / 74 °F	10%	4 mph NE	—	12:14 am · 10:54 am	ECMWF
Tue 10	Partly cloudy	57 / 77 °F	19%	7 mph E	—	1:03 am · 11:24 am	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 6:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 5:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 7:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Overcast	Mainly clear
Temperature	51°	49°	48°	52°	64°	65°	62°	56°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	1 SSW	4 NNE	3 NNE	3 NNE	4 W	10 SW	5 SW	4 N
Humidity	77%	74%	71%	85%	67%	75%	70%	54%
UV	0	0	0	1	4	2	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	69°	69°	67°	65°	66°	71°	72°
AIFS	66°	66°	66°	63°	65°	67°	67°
GFS	69°	69°	65°	63°	64°	67°	71°
ICON	68°	67°	65°	63°	66°	67°	67°
HRRR	67°	64°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	66°	65°	63°	61°	63°	65°	65°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0.02 in	0	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
GFS	0	0	0	0.03 in	0.11 in	0	0
ICON	0	0	0	0.01 in	0	0	0
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.09 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	412	612	617	817	417	318	719
AIFS	2	4	7	6	9	4	6
GFS	58	48	1011	118	69	515	513
ICON	512	613	512	614	1021	312	37
HRRR	1111	912	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	69	36	711	57	610	47	59
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	0%	2%	25%	23%	0%	10%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	0%	26%	25%	1%	10%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	2%	2%	10%	8%	4%	16%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	0%	2%	3%	0%	0%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: warmer and wetter.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +2.2 °F	Normal	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Above +4.0 °F	Well above +136%	66° / 52°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +2.3 °F	Above +73%	63° / 49°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	A bit above +2.5 °F	A bit above +26%	62° / 48°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	A bit above +2.2 °F	A bit above +27%	60° / 46°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	Above +3.6 °F	Above +63%
December	Above +3.8 °F	A bit above +50%
January	Above +3.6 °F	Well above +132%
February	A bit above +2.2 °F	Above +94%
March	A bit above +2.2 °F	Well above +105%

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Albany climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Albany is from May to September: highs of 72 °F to 79 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

58° 44°

JanJ
62° 46°

FebF
65° 47°

MarM
69° 48°

AprA
72° 51°

MayM
76° 54°

JunJ
77° 55°

JulJ
78° 56°

AugA
79° 55°

SepS
76° 52°

OctO
66° 47°

NovN
59° 44°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	58°	44°	5.57 in	10	3.1	53°	5.5 ft
FebruaryFeb	62°	46°	5.33 in	9	4.0	53°	5.4 ft
MarchMar	65°	47°	3.67 in	8	6.7	54°	5.1 ft
AprilApr	69°	48°	1.72 in	5	8.0	53°	5.1 ft
MayMay	72°	51°	0.92 in	3	8.9	53°	4.6 ft
JuneJun	76°	54°	0.22 in	1	11.0	54°	4.5 ft
JulyJul	77°	55°	0.06 in	0	10.8	56°	3.9 ft
AugustAug	78°	56°	0.04 in	0	10.0	58°	3.4 ft
SeptemberSep	79°	55°	0.11 in	1	9.2	58°	3.8 ft
OctoberOct	76°	52°	1.33 in	3	7.2	57°	4.2 ft
NovemberNov	66°	47°	2.93 in	6	5.3	55°	4.7 ft
DecemberDec	59°	44°	5.32 in	10	3.1	54°	5.4 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	53°	5.5 ft
Feb	53°	5.4 ft
Mar	54°	5.1 ft
Apr	53°	5.1 ft
May	53°	4.6 ft
Jun	54°	4.5 ft
Jul	56°	3.9 ft
Aug	58°	3.4 ft
Sep	58°	3.8 ft
Oct	57°	4.2 ft
Nov	55°	4.7 ft
Dec	54°	5.4 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 27.22 in of rain on about 54 days and about 2,650 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now54 °Ffeels like 51 °F

Tomorrow51 / 65 °F

It's 54 °F now (feels like 51 °F). Today, 46 °F to 67 °F; tomorrow, 51 °F to 65 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 2%
Fri 30 2%
Sat 31 10%
Sun 1 8%
Mon 2 4%
Tue 3 16% 0.09 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Tuesday 3: 16% and 0.09 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.00 in; last 7 days, 0.61 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity58%

Dew point40 °F

Humidity is 58% now and the dew point is 40 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now19 migood

Clouds78%

Visibility is good now (19 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak4moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 4 · Sat 31: 2

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

29.8029.9030.0030.10 29.83

Steady now (−0.01 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.06 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityModerate · 61

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	48 / 67 °F	0	5 mph SW
Mon 26	Partly cloudy	52 / 69 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Sun 25	Overcast	47 / 72 °F	0	6 mph SSE
Sat 24	Clear sky	52 / 72 °F	0	3 mph WNW
Fri 23	Light drizzle	54 / 68 °F	0.01 in	5 mph W
Thu 22	Light rain	57 / 63 °F	0.60 in	6 mph SW
Wed 21	Drizzle	57 / 68 °F	0.08 in	7 mph S

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Light drizzle	51 / 68 °F	0.05 in	4 mph NNE
Mon 19	Overcast	53 / 66 °F	0	9 mph WSW
Sun 18	Mainly clear	55 / 75 °F	0	7 mph SW
Sat 17	Clear sky	57 / 85 °F	0	7 mph E
Fri 16	Clear sky	59 / 87 °F	0	5 mph ENE
Thu 15	Clear sky	53 / 83 °F	0	7 mph E
Wed 14	Clear sky	51 / 78 °F	0	6 mph SW
Tue 13	Overcast	49 / 78 °F	0	8 mph WNW
Mon 12	Clear sky	50 / 69 °F	0	8 mph WSW
Sun 11	Clear sky	51 / 68 °F	0	10 mph SSW
Sat 10	Mainly clear	55 / 68 °F	0	14 mph SSW
Fri 9	Partly cloudy	57 / 68 °F	0	14 mph SSW
Thu 8	Partly cloudy	57 / 88 °F	0	7 mph SW
Wed 7	Clear sky	59 / 89 °F	0	4 mph SW
Tue 6	Mainly clear	58 / 91 °F	0	6 mph SW
Mon 5	Mainly clear	61 / 90 °F	0	6 mph SW
Sun 4	Partly cloudy	63 / 94 °F	0	6 mph S
Sat 3	Overcast	58 / 96 °F	0	5 mph NNE
Fri 2	Overcast	57 / 87 °F	0	6 mph SW
Thu 1	Overcast	55 / 82 °F	0	9 mph SW
Wed 30	Mainly clear	57 / 87 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Tue 29	Overcast	54 / 89 °F	0	8 mph SW
Mon 28	Overcast	54 / 76 °F	0	8 mph SSW

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in AlbanyQuestions

What's the weather like today in Albany?

Overcast, from 46 °F to 67 °F, with a light air from the east-southeast (3 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Albany?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 2% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 46 °F and a high of 67 °F; the warmest day, Wednesday 28.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 4 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 29.96 inHg and steady: −0.05 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Albany?

The best time to visit Albany is from May to September: highs of 72 °F to 79 °F, barely 1 rainy day a month and 10 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Albany in October?

In October, Albany normally sees highs of 76 °F and lows of 52 °F, with about 3 rainy days (1.33 in for the month) and 7 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 57 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Albany?

The warmest is September, with average highs of 79 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 44 °F. The wettest is January (5.57 in) and the driest, August.

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Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 8.2 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 11:05 pm (local time).

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