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Adams, New York

Village in Jefferson County, New York

Air quality

The air at Adams

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Eastern Lake Ontario Region (NY), 45 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone18Good16 ppb19.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Adams

0.25 in in the last 24 hours, 2.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.25in
Last 3 days
2.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at Adams, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 5 miles Fri 10 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Adams, New YorkReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Adams, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Adams 3.4 SWNY-JF-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/521 ft/119 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WatertownWTTN6

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/481 ft/159 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Watertown INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.3 mi from Adams, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,300 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, overcast at 2,600 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Watertown INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WATERTOWN INTL ARPTSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWatertown INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ARTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ART-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Watertown INTL Arpt: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARTFIG. B THE AIR AT WATERTOWN INTL ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 59.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEWatertown INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ART-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 40 mph.

Plan of the wind at Watertown INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARTFIG. C THE WIND AT WATERTOWN INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWatertown INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ART-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Watertown INTL Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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