Storm Station
Chester, New York
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Moderate breeze 15 mph NNE
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northeast wind 13 to 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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83%Humidity
91%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Chester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Orange County AirportMGJ

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/364 ft/171 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank46of 626

Lomontville - Esopus CreekLMTN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/36.4 mi away/209 ft/326 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank543of 626

measured daily2 instruments

Goshen 1.0 ENENY-OR-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/460 ft/75 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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West PointWPTN6

At a cooperative observer's station/16.5 mi away/220 ft/315 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Orange County Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Chester. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:05 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,300 ft, overcast at 2,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Orange County Airport, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGJFIG. A THE SKY OVER ORANGE COUNTY 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOrange County Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MGJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MGJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Orange County Airport: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGJFIG. B THE AIR AT ORANGE COUNTY 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 55.0 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 POINTTITLEOrange County Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MGJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 28 mph, gusting 43 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Orange County Airport, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 28 miles an hour, gusting 43; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGJFIG. C THE WIND AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 43 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOrange County Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MGJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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