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Alexander, New York

Village in Genesee County, New York

Air quality

The air at Alexander

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Western New York Region (NY), 44 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Alexander

0.64 in in the last 24 hours, 0.85 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.64in
Last 3 days
0.85in

Visibility

How far you can see at Alexander, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 10 miles Sun 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Alexander, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BataviaGVQ

At an airfield/10.1 mi away/904 ft/51 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Warsaw 4NWSWN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.3 mi away/1,742 ft/787 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank857of 1,447

measured daily2 instruments

Attica 0.3 ESENY-WY-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/985 ft/30 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Wyoming 3WWYON6

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/1,586 ft/631 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank269of 1,447

Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW2145, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.3 mi from Alexander, New York. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (346 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 9 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW2145, north up: blowing from 346 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 9; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW2145FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW2145PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 346°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW2145, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2145TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EW2145-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 893 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.97 inHg and the temperature at 55.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.29 inHg means its barometer reads 29.33 inHg; it reports 39.0 F, 16.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW2145 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 893 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.97 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.29 and the station pressure it means, 29.33.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW2145FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW2145 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION EW21453 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT893 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.97 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.29 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.33 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.0 FTITLECitizen station EW2145, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2145TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EW2145-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 43.01 N, and the day is 10 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 61 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW2145, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 70 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW2145FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW2145ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 70°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 17, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.01 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLECitizen station EW2145, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2145TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EW2145-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW2145, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Wyoming 3W (WYON6), 8.1 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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Near Alexander

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Near Alexander

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