Storm Station

Orchard Beach, New York

Beach in Bronx County, New York
72° 74°/63°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 72°·Light breeze 5 mph WSW

Now. Orchard Beach is 72° and partly cloudy at 7 PM. The dew point is 57°, so the air feels a little humid. Light breeze from the west-southwest at 5 mph.

The week. The warmest day ahead is Friday, near 81°, and the coolest Tuesday, near 59°. Rain is possible Friday (30%).

The sky now. The Moon is a waning gibbous, 80% lit, and rises at 8:32 PM. The next new Moon is Saturday, Oct 10. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The day is 11 hours 50 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.

-UV
-Air quality
59%Humidity
60%Cloud
Now
3:00 PM
72feels72
now, partly cloudy
Today
Sep 30
7463
partly cloudy day
Thu
Oct 1
7667
partly cloudy day
Fri
Oct 2
8160
30%
12mph
showers light
Sat
Oct 3
6957
12mph
clear day
Sun
Oct 4
6658
16%
mostly clear day
Mon
Oct 5
6848
16%
13mph
showers light
Tue
Oct 6
5947
13mph
clear day
72°
74°63°
76°67°
81°60°
69°57°
66°58°
68°48°
59°47°

As of 3:00 PM in Orchard Beach, New York.

Orchard Beach from its sand, nowLooking E from the sand at 3:07 PM, daylight, partly cloudy, waves about 1.3 ft every 10 s.
Looking E from the sand at 3:07 PM, daylight, partly cloudy, waves about 1.3 ft every 10 s.

Surf and swim

The waves at buoy 44065, 34.8 mi away.

Waves at buoy 44065, New York Harbor Entrance

Wave height
1.6 ft
Period
10 s
From
ESE (109°)
Swell
1.6 ft at 10 s from ESE
Wind waves
0.3 ft at 4 s from SSW
Water
66 °F
Read
Wed 2:20 PM
Distance
34.8 mi

Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.

Wave height at buoy 44065, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.6 ft to 3.6 ft; 1.6 ft at Wed 2:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ft6 PMTue6 AMNoon6 PMWed6 AMNoon1.6 ftWave height at buoy 44065, last 48 hoursSignificant wave height from 1.6 ft to 3.6 ft; 1.6 ft at Wed 2:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.0 ft2 ft4 ft6 ftTueNoonWedNoon1.6 ft
Significant wave height from 1.6 ft to 3.6 ft; 1.6 ft at Wed 2:20 PM. Arrows show the way the waves travel.
Every hour, last 24 hours
TimeWave heightPeriodFrom
Wed 2:20 PM1.6 ft10 sESE (109°)
Wed 1:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (109°)
Wed 12:50 PM1.6 ft10 sESE (108°)
Wed 11:50 AM1.6 ft10 sESE (114°)
Wed 10:50 AM2.0 ft9 sESE (107°)
Wed 9:50 AM2.0 ft10 sESE (104°)
Wed 8:50 AM2.0 ft10 sESE (108°)
Wed 7:50 AM2.0 ft10 sESE (109°)
Wed 6:50 AM1.6 ft9 sE (95°)
Wed 5:50 AM1.6 ft10 sESE (110°)
Wed 4:50 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (122°)
Wed 3:50 AM1.6 ft9 sESE (117°)
Wed 2:50 AM1.6 ft9 sESE (112°)
Wed 1:50 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (122°)
Wed 12:50 AM1.6 ft8 sESE (123°)
Tue 11:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (117°)
Tue 10:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (107°)
Tue 9:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (117°)
Tue 8:50 PM1.6 ft9 sESE (118°)
Tue 7:50 PM1.6 ft8 sSE (130°)
Tue 6:50 PM1.6 ft8 sSE (131°)
Tue 5:50 PM1.6 ft-ESE (102°)
Tue 4:50 PM1.6 ft8 sSE (132°)
Tue 3:50 PM1.6 ft-SE (125°)

Beach

County
Bronx County
State
New York
Latitude
40.8662° N
Longitude
73.7935° W

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Orchard Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

New York/LaGuardiaLGA

At an airfield/7.5 mi away/30 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

SchodackNY003

Beside a road/11.9 mi away/328 ft/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

measured daily2 instruments

Pelham Manor 0.2 NNY-WC-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/47 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

SyossetSYON6

At a cooperative observer's station/16.1 mi away/251 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Snow on the ground

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