Storm Station
Canton, New York
58°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 7 mph NNE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
75%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Canton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.4 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

PotsdamPTD

At an airfield/12.2 mi away/461 ft/78 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank589of 622

measured daily2 instruments

Potsdam 1.1 SSWNY-SL-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.4 mi away/441 ft/58 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Colton 2 NCLTN6

At a cooperative observer's station/10.3 mi away/554 ft/171 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Potsdam, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.2 mi from Canton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,300 ft, a few clouds at 3,200 ft, a few clouds at 3,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Potsdam, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTDFIG. A THE SKY OVER POTSDAMSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 3,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPotsdam, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PTDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 93 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 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Potsdam: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 93 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 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTDFIG. B THE AIR AT POTSDAMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 48.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEPotsdam, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Potsdam, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTDFIG. C THE WIND AT POTSDAMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPotsdam, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Canton

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