Storm Station
Fort Salonga, New York
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 8 mph NNE
Rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67. East wind 15 to 28 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
93%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fort Salonga, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Albany Toll PlazaNY002

Beside a road/6.9 mi away/279 ft/171 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank623of 626

Islip/MacarthurISP

At an airfield/12.9 mi away/98 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 626

measured daily2 instruments

East Northport 2.7 NENY-SF-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/121 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Vanderbilt MuseumCTPN6

At a cooperative observer's station/3.9 mi away/167 ft/59 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Islip/Macarthur, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.9 mi from Fort Salonga. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 700 ft, overcast at 1,600 ft; the ceiling is 700 ft; visibility 1 mi.

Section of the sky over Islip/Macarthur, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, the ceiling at 700 feet, and visibility of 1 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ISPFIG. A THE SKY OVER ISLIP/MACARTHURSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1 MI0510TITLEIslip/Macarthur, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ISPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ISP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Islip/Macarthur: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ISPFIG. B THE AIR AT ISLIP/MACARTHURTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.0 F, 61.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEIslip/Macarthur, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ISPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ISP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 52 mph.

Plan of the wind at Islip/Macarthur, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ISPFIG. C THE WIND AT ISLIP/MACARTHURPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIslip/Macarthur, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ISPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ISP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Vanderbilt Museum (CTPN6), 3.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Fort Salonga

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