Lake Placid, NY Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

WEATHER ALERTS - Hazardous Weather Outlook

Current Conditions From Nearby Local Station

Cloudy with Light Snow 32°F
Feels Like 31°F  
Humidity 96% Dew Point 31°F Wind SSW 2 MPH Gusts 6 Barometer 29.7 in.754.4 mm
Solar Rad 51 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 0.8 miles SW of central Lake Placid
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Point Forecast at a Glance

ThuNov 13
Thu Nov 13: Snow Showers Likely, High 31F, Low 21F
60%
31
21
FriNov 14
Fri Nov 14: Snow Showers, High 30F, Low 16F
20%
30
16
SatNov 15
Sat Nov 15: Snow Showers, High 37F, Low 25F
30%
37
25
SunNov 16
Sun Nov 16: Rain And Snow, High 40F, Low 18F
80%
40
18
MonNov 17
Mon Nov 17: Snow Showers, High 28F, Low 19F
40%
28
19
TueNov 18
Tue Nov 18: Mostly Cloudy, High 32F, Low 20F
32
20
WedNov 19
Wed Nov 19: Mostly Cloudy, High 34F
34
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

High temperatures remain relatively stable through the week, ranging from 28°F to 40°F. Unsettled weather expected with wintry mix likely on at least 6 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 9°F below the historical average for November. Normal highs for this period are around 42°F with lows around 26°F.


This Date in Weather History

1933 - The first dust storm of the great dust bowl era of the 1930s occurred. The dust storm, which had spread from Montana to the Ohio Valley the day before, prevailed from Georgia to Maine resulting in a black rain over New York and a brown snow in Vermont. Parts of South Dakota, Minnesota and Iowa reported zero visibility on the 12th. On the 13th, dust reduced the visibility to half a mile in Tennessee.

More on this and other weather history


Lake Placid, NY 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Thursday Nov 13

Snow Showers Likely

Day: Snow showers likely, mainly after 3pm. Cloudy, with a high near 31. West wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. Total daytime snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Snow Showers Likely

Night: Snow showers likely before midnight, then a slight chance of snow showers after 1am. Cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

Friday Nov 14

Snow Showers

Day: A 20 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 30. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 16. Northwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.

Saturday Nov 15

Snow Showers

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow showers after 4pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 37. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

Snow Showers

Night: Freezing rain, possibly mixed with snow showers before 1am, then rain or freezing rain between 1am and 2am, then rain after 2am. Low around 25. South wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

Sunday Nov 16

Rain And Snow

Day: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 2pm. High near 40. West wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Snow Showers Likely

Night: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 18. West wind 13 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

Monday Nov 17

Snow Showers

Day: A 40 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 28. West wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Snow Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. West wind 10 to 15 mph.

Tuesday Nov 18

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. West wind around 9 mph.

Snow Showers

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. West wind 3 to 7 mph.

Wednesday Nov 19

Mostly Cloudy

Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. West wind 3 to 6 mph.


About Lake Placid, NY

Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. In 2020, its population was 2,205. The village of Lake Placid is near the center of the town of North Elba, 50 miles (80 km) southwest of Plattsburgh. Lake Placid became known internationally for hosting the 1932 and the 1980 Winter Olympics. Lake Placid has also hosted the 1972 and 2023 Winter World University Games as well as the 2000 Goodwill Winter Games.

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