Storm Station
Ames, New York
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph NNE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 7 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
91%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ames, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

JohnstownNY0

At an airfield/17.6 mi away/863 ft/155 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank590of 622

Albany Pine BushAPBN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/35.1 mi away/289 ft/419 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank63of 622

measured daily2 instruments

Sharon Springs 0.5 SNY-SH-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/1,381 ft/673 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CooperstownCOPN6

At a cooperative observer's station/18.6 mi away/1,240 ft/532 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Johnstown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.6 mi from Ames. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,100 ft; the ceiling is 4,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Johnstown, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, the ceiling at 4,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NY0FIG. A THE SKY OVER JOHNSTOWNSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJohnstown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NY0TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NY0-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.3 F with a dew point of 42.6 F, 52 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Johnstown: temperature 60.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.6, 52 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NY0FIG. B THE AIR AT JOHNSTOWNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,100 FTTEMPERATURE 60.3 FDEW POINT 42.6 FSPREAD 17.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 52 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEJohnstown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NY0TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NY0-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Johnstown, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NY0FIG. C THE WIND AT JOHNSTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJohnstown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NY0TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NY0-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Johnstown, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Cooperstown (COPN6), 18.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

29 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Ames

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.