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Brooktondale, New York

Community in Tompkins County, New York

Air quality

The air at Brooktondale

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Central New York Region (NY), 29 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good-
  • Ozone29Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Brooktondale

0.24 in in the last 24 hours, 0.52 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.24in
Last 3 days
0.52in

Visibility

How far you can see at Brooktondale, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Brooktondale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Ithaca 13EITCN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.7 mi away/1,368 ft/465 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank429of 1,447

IthacaITH

At an airfield/8.2 mi away/1,099 ft/196 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank274of 1,447

Ithaca 13 E64758

At a climate reference station/8.9 mi away/1,228 ft/325 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank990of 1,447

measured daily2 instruments

Ithaca 6.2 ESENY-TM-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/1,195 ft/292 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

IthacaITHN6

At a cooperative observer's station/5.5 mi away/978 ft/75 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,097of 1,447

Station report

The weather at Ithaca, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.2 mi from Brooktondale, New York. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ithaca, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ITHFIG. A THE SKY OVER ITHACASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIthaca, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ITHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ITH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 26.0 F, 49 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ithaca: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.0, 49 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ITHFIG. B THE AIR AT ITHACATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.3 FTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 26.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 49 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 POINTTITLEIthaca, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ITHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ITH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ithaca, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ITHFIG. C THE WIND AT ITHACAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIthaca, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ITHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ITH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Ithaca (ITHN6), 5.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

29 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Brooktondale

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Brooktondale

River and lake gauges