Storm Station
Watkins Glen, New York
55°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 55°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NNW
Rain showers after 9am. Cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Watkins Glen, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Elmira / CorningELM

At an airfield/15.5 mi away/942 ft/479 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank50of 625

Ithaca 13EITCN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/31.4 mi away/1,368 ft/905 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank539of 625

Ithaca 13 E64758

At a climate reference station/32.5 mi away/1,228 ft/765 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Geneva #1S2011

At a soil climate station/35.7 mi away/725 ft/262 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Odessa 2.1 NENY-SY-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.2 mi away/1,055 ft/592 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mecklenburg 4 SWMECN6

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/1,473 ft/1,010 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Elmira / Corning, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.5 mi from Watkins Glen. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Elmira / Corning, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELMFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELMIRA / CORNINGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEElmira / Corning, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ELMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 72 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 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Elmira / Corning: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 72 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 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELMFIG. B THE AIR AT ELMIRA / CORNINGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEElmira / Corning, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 7 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Elmira / Corning, north up: at 7 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ELMFIG. C THE WIND AT ELMIRA / CORNINGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElmira / Corning, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ELMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ELM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Elmira / Corning, 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 Watkins Glen

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