Steve LaPointe
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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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Joined December 2011
Those small but tenacious convective cells in Rensselaer County have put out a lot of water over very small localized areas this evening.
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We have two very tenacious little downpour/t'storm cells here in Rensselaer County. quasi-stationary. they should rain themselves out over the next hour or so.
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The iPhone does not do it justice, but the sunset tonight again is very enhanced by the wildfire smoke
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August got off to a cool start but summer will come surging back with higher heat and humidity returning. it will become more noticeable over the weekend, especially on Sunday and then into next week with upper 80s to low 90s developing and overnight temps. well into the 60s.
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The first four days of August have been cooler than average and it's felt really nice. We'll be close to average the next couple of days, then start to heat it up again over the weekend and into next week.
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It appears the smoke conditions will not change much through tomorrow. once again we're looking at degraded air quality with CODE Orange conditions expected, unhealthy air for sensitive groups in most areas.
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Showers and t'storms have been popping up over the Adirondacks today. not much motion with these except for an eastward drift. They're west of Lake George, but if you're around or on Lake George be aware a storm could come your way later today.
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It's another smoky day in the Capital Region, lots of smoke induced haziness out there. this shot around 2:30pm August 5
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July was a hot and humid one in the Capital Region, here's the look back at the month.
cbs6albany.com
July 2025 sizzled as July's typically do, given that the month from a climate standpoint is the warmest of the year. This July, however, was warmer and much mor
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That thick wildfire induced haze continues today with poor air quality persisting across much of the area. air quality has improved, however, across the Adirondacks.
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This shot is just before 7pm August 4, you can barely make out Albany in the background with the thick smoke layer obscuring the visibility.
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10 Day temperature trend for the Capital Region, no big swings through the week, low to mid 80s, then turning hotter over the weekend and into next week. Humidity creeping up over the weekend too
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Air Quality Alert has been extended through Tuesday, Code Orange, Unhealthy for sensitive groups which include the very young, elderly, and anyone with an existing respiratory issue. the recommendation is to limit long exposure to outside air if you fall into those groups.
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