Storm Station
Witherbee, New York
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 10 mph N
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 50. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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72%Humidity
90%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Witherbee, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Lake Champlain AT Port HenryPHCN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.6 mi away/97 ft/1,227 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank413of 622

Lake PlacidLKP

At an airfield/24.6 mi away/1,742 ft/418 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank529of 622

measured daily2 instruments

Port Henry 0.3 SNY-ES-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/141 ft/1,183 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ElizabethtownELZN6

At a cooperative observer's station/9.4 mi away/612 ft/712 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Lake Placid, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.6 mi from Witherbee. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lake Placid, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 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

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lake Placid: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.2 FTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 northeast (50 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lake Placid, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, 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 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE 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

Elsewhere in New York

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Near Witherbee

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