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Altamont, New York

Village in Albany County, New York

Air quality

The air at Altamont

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Upper Hudson Valley Region (NY), 25 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good14.5 mi
  • Ozone18Good13 ppb14 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 12, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Altamont

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at Altamont, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Altamont, 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 now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Delanson 2NEDLSN6

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/988 ft/548 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank208of 1,432

Station report

The weather at Albany Pine Bush, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.0 mi from Altamont, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:08 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 5 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 5 mph.

Plan of the wind at Albany Pine Bush, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 5; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APBN6FIG. C THE WIND AT ALBANY PINE BUSHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlbany Pine Bush, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP APBN6TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-APBN6-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 289 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.61 inHg and the temperature at 58.0 F; it reports 47.0 F, 11.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Albany Pine Bush stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 289 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APBN6FIG. D WHERE ALBANY PINE BUSH 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 ATMOSPHEREALBANY PINE BUSH1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT289 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 HERE29.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.0 FTITLEAlbany Pine Bush, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP APBN6TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-APBN6-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.70 N, and the day is 10 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Albany Pine Bush, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT APBN6FIG. E THE SUN AT ALBANY PINE BUSHELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.70 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEAlbany Pine Bush, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP APBN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-APBN6-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Albany Pine Bush, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Delanson 2NE (DLSN6), 8.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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Near Altamont

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