Storm Station
Sands Point, New York
61°
Light rain· Feels like 61°·Fresh breeze 23 mph N
Rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 18 to 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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81%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sands Point, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SchodackNY003

Beside a road/7.9 mi away/328 ft/221 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank613of 626

New York/LaGuardiaLGA

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/30 ft/77 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 626

measured daily2 instruments

Port Washington 0.8 NNY-NS-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/171 ft/64 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SyossetSYON6

At a cooperative observer's station/11.8 mi away/251 ft/144 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at New York/LaGuardia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Sands Point. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,200 ft, overcast at 1,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 1.5 mi.

Section of the sky over New York/LaGuardia, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 1.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LGAFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW YORK/LAGUARDIASECTION, 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 1,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.5 MI0510TITLENew York/LaGuardia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LGATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LGA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 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 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at New York/LaGuardia: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 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 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LGAFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW YORK/LAGUARDIATHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 57.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 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 POINTTITLENew York/LaGuardia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LGATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LGA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 29 mph, gusting 41 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at New York/LaGuardia, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 29 miles an hour, gusting 41; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LGAFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW YORK/LAGUARDIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 41 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew York/LaGuardia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LGATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LGA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New York/LaGuardia, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New York

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Near Sands Point

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