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Elba, New York

Village in Genesee County, New York

Air quality

The air at Elba

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Western New York Region (NY), 53 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Elba

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 11 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elba, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BataviaGVQ

At an airfield/3.4 mi away/904 ft/148 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

AlabamaABMN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.9 mi away/620 ft/136 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank440of 1,432

measured daily2 instruments

BataviaBTVN6

At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/897 ft/141 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Albion 6.1 SSENY-OL-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.7 mi away/665 ft/91 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW2145, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.1 mi from Elba, New York. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the south southwest (203 degrees) at 7 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW2145, north up: blowing from 203 degrees, the south southwest, at 7 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, 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 203°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW2145, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2145TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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 29.71 inHg means its barometer reads 28.76 inHg; it reports 63.0 F, 7.2 F warmer 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 29.71 and the station pressure it means, 28.76.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 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, REPORTED29.71 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.76 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED63.0 FTITLECitizen station EW2145, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2145TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW2145-2DRAWN 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 43.01 N, and the day is 10 h 51 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 16 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 51 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 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 51 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 61 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 43.01 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW2145, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW2145TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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 Batavia (BTVN6), 3.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 15:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Elba

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

Near Elba

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