Storm Station
Saratoga Springs, New York
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 8 mph NNE
Rain showers before 8am, then rain between 8am and 3pm, then a chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 61. 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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72%Humidity
94%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Saratoga Springs, 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/17.4 mi away/377 ft/81 ft above here

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measured daily2 instruments

Saratoga Springs 0.5 NWNY-SR-43

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/314 ft/18 ft above here

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Saratoga Springs 4SWSARN6

At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/328 ft/32 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Saratoga National Historical Park RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.5 mi from Saratoga Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:38 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northeast (35 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 14 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Saratoga National Historical Park RAWS, north up: blowing from 35 degrees, the northeast, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 14; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHPN6FIG. C THE WIND AT SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 35°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESaratoga National Historical Park RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP SHPN6TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHPN6-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 358 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.54 inHg and the temperature at 57.7 F; it reports 56.0 F, 1.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Saratoga National Historical Park RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 358 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.54 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHPN6FIG. D WHERE SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK RAWS 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 ATMOSPHERESARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK RAWS1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT358 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 HERE29.54 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED56.0 FTITLESaratoga National Historical Park RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SHPN6TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHPN6-2DRAWN 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 43.01 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 Saratoga National Historical Park RAWS, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 45 degrees above the horizon, against 70 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 SHPN6FIG. E THE SUN AT SARATOGA NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK RAWSELEVATION 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 70°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 43.01 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLESaratoga National Historical Park RAWS, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SHPN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SHPN6-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Saratoga National Historical Park RAWS, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Saratoga Springs 4SW (SARN6), 3.1 miles from here, read 22 Sep, 16:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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