Storm Station
Lancaster, New York
55°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 55°·Light breeze 7 mph NNE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
77%Humidity
53%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Lancaster, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Buffalo INTL ArptBUF

At an airfield/4.4 mi away/705 ft/42 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Buffalo AirportBUF

At an airfield/4.4 mi away/712 ft/49 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Lancaster 0.4 SSENY-ER-232

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/671 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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West SenecaWSNN6

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/617 ft/46 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Buffalo INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.4 mi from Lancaster. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Buffalo INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUFFIG. A THE SKY OVER BUFFALO INTL ARPTSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBuffalo INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BUFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BUF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Buffalo INTL Arpt: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUFFIG. B THE AIR AT BUFFALO INTL ARPTTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.3 FTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEBuffalo INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BUFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BUF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Buffalo INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUFFIG. C THE WIND AT BUFFALO INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBuffalo INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BUFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BUF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Buffalo INTL Arpt, 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 Lancaster

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