Temperature
55 F at 11 PM; 62 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 43 F at its coolest, 9 PM.
- Now
- 55F
- 11 PM
- Highest
- 62F
- 2 PM
- Lowest
- 43F
- 9 PM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 11 AM (69%).
Now. Town of East Hampton Airport is 54° and clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 46°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the southeast at 5 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight holds near 53°, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 70°, and the coolest Saturday, near 54°. Rain is likely tomorrow (93%) and Saturday (88%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the south. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 10 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 11:00 PM in Town of East Hampton Airport, New York.
Air quality
Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, New London-Groton (CT), 29 miles off.
Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 5 PM, under a mile for 7 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 / 28 | 4,255 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 89° / 269° | 2 mph head, on 10 | 5 mph from the right |
| 16 / 34 unlit | 2,060 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 150° / 330° | 5 mph head, on 16 | 1 mph from the right |
Measured here
Every hour from East Hampton (JPX), Town of East Hampton Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
55 F at 11 PM; 62 F at its warmest, 2 PM, and 43 F at its coolest, 9 PM.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 46 F, the air 72% saturated; the humidity ran from 43% at 2 PM to 91% at 10 PM.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
5 mph from the south southeast at 11 PM; at its strongest 12 mph, 9 AM, with a gust of 18 mph at 9 AM.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
30.17 inHg at 11 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.16 inHg higher than a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
10 miles or more every hour.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 2,600 ft at 10 PM; a base was reported in 3 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
East Hampton: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
The 3 instruments nearest Town of East Hampton Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
East HamptonJPX
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/36 ft/19 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
BridgehamptonBDGN6
At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/36 ft/19 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Shelter Island Heights 2.1 SSWNY-SF-70
In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.5 mi away/15 ft/40 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
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Snow on the ground
29 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.