Storm Station
Cortland West, New York
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light breeze 6 mph N
Rain showers after 8am. Cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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74%Humidity
59%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cortland West, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

CortlandN03

At an airfield/0.5 mi away/1,170 ft/52 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank589of 625

Ithaca 13 E64758

At a climate reference station/10.3 mi away/1,228 ft/6 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Ithaca 13EITCN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.9 mi away/1,368 ft/146 ft above here

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Rank539of 625

measured daily2 instruments

Cortland 1.0 SWNY-CR-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/1,147 ft/75 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FreevilleFVLN6

At a cooperative observer's station/7.4 mi away/1,037 ft/185 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Cortland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.5 mi from Cortland West. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cortland, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N03FIG. A THE SKY OVER CORTLANDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 12,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECortland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS N03TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-N03-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Cortland: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N03FIG. B THE AIR AT CORTLANDTHE 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 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLECortland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS N03TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-N03-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cortland, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east 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 N03FIG. C THE WIND AT CORTLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECortland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS N03TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-N03-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Freeville (FVLN6), 7.4 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Cortland West

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