Storm Station
South Hempstead, New York
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Fresh breeze 19 mph N
Rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 15 to 31 mph, with gusts as high as 43 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
93%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest South Hempstead, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SchodackNY003

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/328 ft/282 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank613of 626

New York/Jf KennedyJFK

At an airfield/8.0 mi away/23 ft/23 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 626

measured daily2 instruments

Rockville Centre 0.7 NNY-NS-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/34 ft/12 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SyossetSYON6

At a cooperative observer's station/11.8 mi away/251 ft/205 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at New York/Jf Kennedy, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.0 mi from South Hempstead. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over New York/Jf Kennedy, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFKFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW YORK/JF KENNEDYSECTION, 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 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLENew York/Jf Kennedy, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JFKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JFK-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 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at New York/Jf Kennedy: 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 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFKFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW YORK/JF KENNEDYTHE 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, OVC 1,400 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/Jf Kennedy, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JFK-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 31 mph, gusting 46 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 53 mph.

Plan of the wind at New York/Jf Kennedy, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 31 miles an hour, gusting 46; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFKFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW YORK/JF KENNEDYPLAN, 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, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 46 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew York/Jf Kennedy, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JFK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New York/Jf Kennedy, 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 South Hempstead

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