Storm Station
Ballston Spa, New York
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Moderate breeze 14 mph NNE
Rain before 3pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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72%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ballston Spa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Schenectady AirportSCH

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/377 ft/131 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank625of 626

measured daily2 instruments

Ballston Spa 1.7 WNWNY-SR-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/410 ft/164 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Saratoga Springs 4SWSARN6

At a cooperative observer's station/2.8 mi away/328 ft/82 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Schenectady Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Ballston Spa. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:48 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,000 ft, scattered at 4,900 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Schenectady Airport, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SCHFIG. A THE SKY OVER SCHENECTADY AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESchenectady Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SCHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SCH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Schenectady Airport: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SCHFIG. B THE AIR AT SCHENECTADY AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 55.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLESchenectady Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SCHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SCH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Schenectady Airport, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SCHFIG. C THE WIND AT SCHENECTADY AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESchenectady Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SCHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SCH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Saratoga Springs 4SW (SARN6), 2.8 miles from here, read 22 Sep, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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Near Ballston Spa

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