Storm Station
Richfield Springs, New York
55°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 55°·Light breeze 7 mph N
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Northeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
77%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Richfield Springs, 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

HamiltonVGC

At an airfield/29.1 mi away/1,125 ft/183 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank589of 625

Eaton - Leland Pond ResRKBN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/29.7 mi away/1,136 ft/172 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank409of 625

measured daily2 instruments

Richfield Springs 0.2 WNWNY-OT-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,305 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CooperstownCOPN6

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/1,240 ft/68 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hamilton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.1 mi from Richfield Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,400 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, broken at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hamilton, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VGCFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAMILTONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 9,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHamilton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VGCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VGC-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

53.6 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Hamilton: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VGCFIG. B THE AIR AT HAMILTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,400 FTTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEHamilton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VGCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VGC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hamilton, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 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 VGCFIG. C THE WIND AT HAMILTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHamilton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VGCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VGC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Cooperstown (COPN6), 9.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Richfield Springs

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