Storm Station
Mechanicville, New York
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Moderate breeze 14 mph N
Rain before 3pm, then a chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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77%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Mechanicville, 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 now2 instruments

Albany County ArptALB

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/292 ft/186 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 626

measured daily2 instruments

Hudson River @ Green IslandTRYN6

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/49 ft/57 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Mechanicville 2.4 SWNY-SR-65

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/304 ft/198 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Albany County Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Mechanicville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:18 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,900 ft, broken at 3,100 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,100 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Albany County Arpt, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,100 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALBFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBANY COUNTY 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEAlbany County Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALB-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

56.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Albany County Arpt: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 90 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALBFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBANY COUNTY 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,900 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEAlbany County Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALB-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 15 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Albany County Arpt, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALBFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBANY COUNTY ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlbany County Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Hudson River @ Green Island (TRYN6), 0.5 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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