Storm Station
Saranac Lake, New York
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light breeze 7 mph NE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
80%Humidity
71%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Saranac Lake, 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

Saranac Lake/AdironSLK

At an airfield/5.5 mi away/1,663 ft/133 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 622

Wilmington - White BrookWLTN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.3 mi away/1,857 ft/327 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank483of 622

measured daily2 instruments

Saranac Lake 0.7 NNENY-FK-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,723 ft/193 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lake Placid 2 SLPLN6

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/1,998 ft/468 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Saranac Lake/Adiron, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Saranac Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:51 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 Saranac Lake/Adiron, 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 SLKFIG. A THE SKY OVER SARANAC LAKE/ADIRONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESaranac Lake/Adiron, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SLKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SLK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 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 Saranac Lake/Adiron: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 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 SLKFIG. B THE AIR AT SARANAC LAKE/ADIRONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.3 FTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 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 POINTTITLESaranac Lake/Adiron, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SLKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SLK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Saranac Lake/Adiron, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLKFIG. C THE WIND AT SARANAC LAKE/ADIRONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESaranac Lake/Adiron, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SLKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SLK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Saranac Lake/Adiron, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lake Placid 2 S (LPLN6), 9.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Saranac Lake

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