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Dover Plains, New York

Community in Dutchess County, New York

Air quality

The air at Dover Plains

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Lower Hudson Valley Region (NY), 10 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good15.2 mi
  • Ozone20Good25 ppb7.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-15.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb15.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm15.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Dover Plains

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

Last 24 hours
0.31in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

How far you can see at Dover Plains, the next 46 hours

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

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dover Plains, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Millbrook 3.2 SENY-DT-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/1,024 ft/646 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Carmel 4NCARN6

At a cooperative observer's station/19.0 mi away/676 ft/298 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,203of 1,432

Station report

The weather at Poughkeepsie, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.8 mi from Dover Plains, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,200 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Poughkeepsie, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT POUFIG. A THE SKY OVER POUGHKEEPSIESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPoughkeepsie, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS POUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-POU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Poughkeepsie: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT POUFIG. B THE AIR AT POUGHKEEPSIETHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEPoughkeepsie, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS POUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-POU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Poughkeepsie, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 9 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 POUFIG. C THE WIND AT POUGHKEEPSIEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPoughkeepsie, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS POUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-POU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Carmel 4N (CARN6), 19.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Dover Plains

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

Near Dover Plains

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