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Cattaraugus, New York

Village in Cattaraugus County, New York

Air quality

The air at Cattaraugus

Index 33, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Western New York Region (NY), 25 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cattaraugus

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cattaraugus, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 3 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cattaraugus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Cattaraugus 0.4 ENENY-CT-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,314 ft/68 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Little ValleyLTVN6

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/1,621 ft/239 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank269of 1,432

Station report

The weather at Jamestown (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.4 mi from Cattaraugus, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:24 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 500 ft, overcast at 900 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Jamestown (AWOS), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 900 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JHWFIG. A THE SKY OVER JAMESTOWN (AWOS)SECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEJamestown (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JHWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JHW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Jamestown (AWOS), north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JHWFIG. C THE WIND AT JAMESTOWN (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJamestown (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JHWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JHW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,722 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.11 inHg and the temperature at 52.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.76 inHg means its barometer reads 27.95 inHg; it reports 66.2 F, 13.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Jamestown (AWOS) stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,722 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.11 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.76 and the station pressure it means, 27.95.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JHWFIG. D WHERE JAMESTOWN (AWOS) 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 ATMOSPHEREJAMESTOWN (AWOS)6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,722 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 HERE28.11 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.76 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.95 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED66.2 FTITLEJamestown (AWOS), the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS JHWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JHW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Jamestown (AWOS), in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Little Valley (LTVN6), 6.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Cattaraugus

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

Near Cattaraugus

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