Storm Station
Schroon Lake, New York
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNE
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Schroon Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Lake Champlain AT Port HenryPHCN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.0 mi away/97 ft/772 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank416of 622

Lake PlacidLKP

At an airfield/30.7 mi away/1,742 ft/873 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank526of 622

measured daily2 instruments

Schroon Lake 3.5 SWNY-ES-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/1,367 ft/498 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RipariousNCKN6

At a cooperative observer's station/14.3 mi away/935 ft/66 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lake Placid, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.7 mi from Schroon Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,700 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, broken at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lake Placid, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LKPFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAKE PLACIDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 8,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELake Placid, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LKPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LKP-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 3,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Lake Placid: 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 3,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LKPFIG. B THE AIR AT LAKE PLACIDTHE 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 3,700 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 POINTTITLELake Placid, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LKPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LKP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lake Placid, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 LKPFIG. C THE WIND AT LAKE PLACIDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELake Placid, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LKPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LKP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Riparious (NCKN6), 14.3 miles from here, read 19 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Schroon Lake

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