Storm Station
Washington Heights, New York
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 13 mph N
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 13 to 29 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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75%Humidity
79%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Washington Heights, 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 now2 instruments

Orange County AirportMGJ

At an airfield/8.0 mi away/364 ft/309 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank534of 625

Lomontville - Esopus CreekLMTN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/31.6 mi away/209 ft/464 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank544of 625

measured daily2 instruments

Middletown 2.1 NENY-OR-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/544 ft/129 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Port JervisPJRN6

At a cooperative observer's station/15.5 mi away/650 ft/23 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Orange County Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.0 mi from Washington Heights. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,000 ft, overcast at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Orange County Airport, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGJFIG. A THE SKY OVER ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOrange County Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MGJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MGJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Orange County Airport: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGJFIG. B THE AIR AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEOrange County Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MGJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Orange County Airport, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGJFIG. C THE WIND AT ORANGE COUNTY AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOrange County Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MGJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Orange County Airport, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Port Jervis (PJRN6), 15.5 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Washington Heights

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