Steve LaPointe

I'm the Chief Meteorologist at CBS6 - WRGB, Albany, Schenectady, Troy, NY, Penn State grad, native New Englander and long time weather nut.

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Today was the 7th day this month at Albany with a high temperature up to at least 60° with the month through yesterday running just under 10° warmer than average. Last November was a lot colder with only one day the entire month with a high temperature of 60°.

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It’s a very pretty late afternoon, mild, nice sky, not too breezy, at least yet. Enjoy!

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The weather is looking pretty good in Albany for the Veterans Day parade which beings at 11am. Just a bit breezy at times, as it often is in downtown Albany, but otherwise, dry, and mild into the mid 50s.

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Fog filling in now over Saratoga Springs...visibility will vary a bunch across the area tonight with some areas like this with locally dense fog, while other areas are fairly clear. Be alert if traveling.

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The sun going down over Schenectady, a pretty picture. Look at the temperatures too, 67°, that's nice

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High Temperatures today across the local area, most of these are New York State Mesonet observations. What a delightfully mild day.

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No record high today at Albany, but it was close. 74° this afternoon at 3:17pm...the record of 76° still stands

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Wow! Look at these numbers this afternoon....what a day!

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A big win with today's temperatures. What an afternoon out there.

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Here's my latest Halloween Forecast...the day looks nice, cool, but with lots of sun and light wind. Mid 50s for highs with temperatures falling through the 40s during the evening trick or treat time period.

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It's just a stellar day today...temperatures continue to climb well into the 60s.

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It was a chilly one this morning with widespread 20s...not as chilly tonight with temperatures dropping back into the more seasonable 30s.

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The latest sky shot from the Amsterdam camera...super pretty - 6:27pm

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Catching the sun going down behind the building's in Saratoga Springs this evening - 5:23pm

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Jacket weather this evening, but otherwise it's delightful out there...and very pretty with the late October light this time of the day. This is the 5:07pm view from our Amsterdam Skycamera.

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There is, as you would expect, some smoke in the air around the ongoing brush fire along the NY-MA border area between Berlin and New Ashford, MA. It's not enough to cause any widespread air quality issues, unless you're at the immediate fire site itself.

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An early look at the weather for Halloween...looks pretty good, mild, light wind, dry

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Albany shot up to 71° today, the 3rd time this month the temperature has reached at least 70°.

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10 days and counting in the Capital Region with no rain....it's likely we'll go all week with no rain as well...next chance for something meaningful may not come until Sunday night or Monday.

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⚠️ Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until Oct 16 10:00PM: Damaging wind, large hail, and an isolated tornado possible. Be weather alert and aware during the watch period. #nywx #mawx #vtwx