Storm Station
Niskayuna, New York
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 10 mph N
Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
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75%Humidity
94%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Niskayuna, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Schenectady AirportSCH

At an airfield/3.8 mi away/377 ft/76 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Albany Pine BushAPBN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.5 mi away/289 ft/164 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank63of 622

measured daily2 instruments

Schenectady 2.2 ENENY-SC-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/473 ft/20 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Hudson River @ Green IslandTRYN6

At a cooperative observer's station/12.3 mi away/49 ft/404 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Albany Pine Bush, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.5 mi from Niskayuna. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:08 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northeast (18 degrees) at 7 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Albany Pine Bush, north up: blowing from 18 degrees, the north northeast, at 7 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APBN6FIG. C THE WIND AT ALBANY PINE BUSHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 18°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlbany Pine Bush, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP APBN6TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-APBN6-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 289 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.61 inHg and the temperature at 58.0 F; it reports 60.0 F, 2.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Albany Pine Bush stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 289 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APBN6FIG. D WHERE ALBANY PINE BUSH STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREALBANY PINE BUSH1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT289 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.0 FTITLEAlbany Pine Bush, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP APBN6TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-APBN6-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 45 degrees above the horizon at 42.70 N, and the day is 11 h 46 min long. Level ground there takes 71 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Albany Pine Bush, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 46 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APBN6FIG. E THE SUN AT ALBANY PINE BUSHELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°SEP 27, 45°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 46 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 71 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.70 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEAlbany Pine Bush, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP APBN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-APBN6-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Albany Pine Bush, in 4 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), 12.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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Near Niskayuna

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