Live Traffic Camera: I-87 at Exit 2 (NY 5 - Central Avenue) (Northbound)
Colonie, New York
All cameras on I-87 in New York →This traffic camera monitors I-87 Northway in Colonie, New York, with a northbound view.
A National Weather Service watch is active for this camera area, meaning hazardous weather may develop even if current conditions appear calm. See the alert details below before traveling.
Current weather near this camera is dry, with clear sky and temperatures near 88.8 °F.
The live view is most useful for checking traffic flow, visibility, and any lane restrictions before driving through the Colonie area.
Additional rain is expected over the next few days, which could keep pavement conditions variable in the Colonie area.
Camera Information & Location Details
- Highway/Roadway
- I-87 Northway
- Traffic Direction
- Northbound
- County
- Albany
- City
- Colonie
- Feed Type
- Live Video
- Geographic Coordinates
- 42.71057, -73.82454
- Source Provider
- Skyline
Real-Time Mapping
Active Weather Alert near this camera
Conditions are favorable for hazardous weather nearby, even if the current camera view looks calm.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued August 8 at 1:48PM EDT until August 8 at 8:00PM EDT by NWS Albany NY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 544 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN CONNECTICUT THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN CONNECTICUT LITCHFIELD IN MASSACHUSETTS THIS WATCH INCLUDES 1 COUNTY IN WESTERN MASSACHUSETTS BERKSHIRE IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 9 COUNTIES IN EAST CENTRAL NEW YORK ALBANY COLUMBIA DUTCHESS GREENE RENSSELAER SCHENECTADY SCHOHARIE ULSTER IN EASTERN NEW YORK MONTGOMERY THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALBANY, AMSTERDAM, ARLINGTON, ATHENS, BEACON, BREAKABEEN, CAIRO, CATSKILL, COBLESKILL, COXSACKIE, DALTON, FLORIDA, GILBOA, HANCOCK, JEFFERSON, JEFFERSON HEIGHTS, KINGSTON, LIVINGSTONVILLE, MIDDLEBURGH, NEW LEBANON, NEW PALTZ, NORTH ADAMS, NORTH BLENHEIM, PITTSFIELD, POUGHKEEPSIE, ROTTERDAM, SCHENECTADY, TORRINGTON, AND TROY.
- Active until
- 2026-08-09 00:00:00 UTC
- Certainty
- Possible
- Area
- Litchfield, CT; Berkshire, MA; Albany, NY; Columbia, NY; Dutchess, NY; Greene, NY; Montgomery, NY; Rensselaer, NY; Schenectady, NY; Schoharie, NY; Ulster, NY
Current Weather near traffic camera in Colonie, New York
Clear sky
- Temperature
- 88.8 °F
- Feels Like
- 92.4 °F
- Humidity
- 45%
- Wind
- 4.1 mph
- Wind Direction
- WSW (257°)
- Precipitation
- 0.00 inch
Forecast
- Max
- 90.4 °F
- Min
- 66.5 °F
- Precip.
- 0.10 inch
- Status
- Moderate rain
- Max
- 86.4 °F
- Min
- 66.8 °F
- Precip.
- 0.02 inch
- Status
- Slight rain
- Max
- 87.3 °F
- Min
- 60.7 °F
- Precip.
- 0.06 inch
- Status
- Slight rain
Observed at: 2026-08-08 19:00 UTC (weather data updated hourly)
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