Fall · September 8, 2026
City of Albany, New York
Right now
24°C / 76°F
Partly cloudy · wind 6 km/h · 59% RH
Soil (6 cm)
18°C / 65°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
6a
est. from 10-yr extreme low -22°C
Frost window
Apr 26 – Oct 27
~184 frost-free days · first frost in ~49 days
Sun
06:27 – 19:17
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
9% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/New_York
Tue
Overcast
26° / 12°
dry
Wed
Overcast
26° / 16°
dry
Thu
Rain
28° / 19°
2.5 mm
Fri
Overcast
22° / 13°
dry
Sat
Overcast
24° / 9°
dry
Sun
Overcast
21° / 14°
dry
Mon
Overcast
25° / 16°
dry
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyAlbany Gardening: Early September – Sow Fall Crops, Harvest Summer, Prepare for Frost. Fishing around Albany: Early Fall on the Hudson and Local Ponds. Foraging in the Capital Region: Early Fall Harvest.
Gardening
Albany Gardening: Early September – Sow Fall Crops, Harvest Summer, Prepare for Frost
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Bloomsdale Long Standing, Space)
- Arugula (Roquette)
- Radish (Cherry Belle, French Breakfast)
- Turnip (Purple Top White Globe)
Fishing
Fishing around Albany: Early Fall on the Hudson and Local Ponds
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Smallmouth Bass
- Chain Pickerel
- Yellow Perch
Foraging
Foraging in the Capital Region: Early Fall Harvest
In season now
- Black Walnut
- Wild Grapes (Vitis spp.)
- Autumn Olive (Elaeagnus umbellata)
- Persimmon (Diospyros virginiana)
Your ecological region
Great Lakes & St. Lawrence Lowlands
The mixed hardwood heartland of Ontario, Quebec, the Great Lakes states and northern New England. Four real seasons and rich soils.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 6a
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -22°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for City of Albany every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.