Citizen station CW0354CW0354
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/6 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
West Islip Beach, New York
Beach in Suffolk County, New York* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas 1 to 3 feet expected. * WHERE...The south shore and eastern bays of Long Island, and Long Island Sound East of the Mouth of the Connecticut River. * WHEN...From 8 AM to 6 PM EDT Friday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.
56°
63°/53°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 56°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
Alert. A Small Craft Advisory is in force for West Islip Beach until 6 PM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 9 AM, the chance peaking at 70% around 10 AM.
Now. West Islip Beach is 56° and mostly clear at 10 PM. The dew point is 49°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the southeast at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 54° by 10 PM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 73°, and the coolest Saturday, near 54°. Rain is likely tomorrow (95%) and Saturday (81%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-southeast. 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, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
19Air quality
72%Humidity
21%Cloud
Now
10:00 PM
56feels56
now, mostly clear
Today
Oct 15
6353
clear day
Fri
Oct 16
7353
95%
16mph
Sat
Oct 17
5446
81%
18mph
Sun
Oct 18
5739
12mph
Mon
Oct 19
6044
12%
14mph
Tue
Oct 20
6446
17%
15mph
Wed
Oct 21
6349
17mph
56°
63°53°
73°53°
54°46°
57°39°
60°44°
64°46°
63°49°
As of 10:00 PM in West Islip Beach, New York.
Air quality
The air at West Islip Beach
Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Long Island Region (NY), 18 miles off.
19Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good15.9 mi
- Ozone19Good23 ppb7.2 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 51YesterdayOct 14
- 21TodayOct 15
- 30FriOct 16
Smoke, the next 41 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at West Islip Beach
None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.06in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 0%
Visibility
How far you can see at West Islip Beach, the next 41 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.2 miles Fri 12 PM, under a mile for 1 hour.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing S 176°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Surf and swim
The waves at buoy 44025, 30.1 mi away.
Waves at buoy 44025, Long Island
- Wave height
- 2.3 ft
- Period
- 10 s
- From
- ESE (105°)
- Water
- 64 °F
- Read
- Thu 9:40 PM
- Distance
- 30.1 mi
Wave height is the significant height: the mean of the highest third of the waves. The period is the time between the waves carrying the most energy.
Every hour, last 24 hours
| Time | Wave height | Period | From |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu 9:40 PM | 2.3 ft | 10 s | ESE (105°) |
| Thu 8:40 PM | 2.0 ft | 4 s | ENE (58°) |
| Thu 7:40 PM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | ENE (73°) |
| Thu 6:40 PM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | ENE (62°) |
| Thu 5:10 PM | 2.3 ft | 5 s | ENE (67°) |
| Thu 4:40 PM | 2.3 ft | 4 s | ENE (59°) |
| Thu 3:40 PM | 2.6 ft | 4 s | NE (47°) |
| Thu 2:40 PM | 2.6 ft | 5 s | NE (56°) |
| Thu 1:40 PM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | NE (43°) |
| Thu 12:40 PM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | NE (36°) |
| Thu 11:10 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | NE (35°) |
| Thu 10:40 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | NE (36°) |
| Thu 9:10 AM | 3.9 ft | 4 s | NNE (22°) |
| Thu 8:40 AM | 3.6 ft | 4 s | NNE (26°) |
| Thu 7:40 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | NNE (24°) |
| Thu 6:40 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | NNE (22°) |
| Thu 5:40 AM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | NNE (16°) |
| Thu 4:40 AM | 3.0 ft | 4 s | NNE (19°) |
| Thu 3:40 AM | 3.3 ft | 4 s | NNE (13°) |
| Thu 2:40 AM | 3.0 ft | 3 s | NNE (14°) |
| Thu 1:40 AM | 2.6 ft | 6 s | S (185°) |
| Thu 12:40 AM | 2.3 ft | 6 s | S (184°) |
| Wed 11:40 PM | 2.6 ft | 6 s | S (179°) |
| Wed 10:10 PM | 3.0 ft | 6 s | S (178°) |
Beach
- County
- Suffolk County
- State
- New York
- Latitude
- 40.6847° N
- Longitude
- 73.2892° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest West Islip Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
At an airfield/7.2 mi away/82 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Albany Toll PlazaNY002
Beside a road/8.3 mi away/279 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Watch Hill - Great Southern BayFIRN6
At a river or reservoir gauge/15.7 mi away/12 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
West Islip 1.6 SENY-SF-174
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/6 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
SyossetSYON6
At a cooperative observer's station/14.2 mi away/251 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
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Near West Islip Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
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- Lindenhurstvillage, 4 mi
- Baywoodcommunity, 5 mi
- North Lindenhurstcommunity, 5 mi
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