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Garden City South, New York

Community in Nassau County, New York

Air quality

The air at Garden City South

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Long Island Region (NY), 5 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good8.5 mi
  • Ozone29Good27 ppb13.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide8Good8 ppb18.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb21.3 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm18.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Tue 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Garden City South

None in the last 24 hours; 0.17 in over the last 3 days, to Sun 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

How far you can see at Garden City South, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Tue 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Mon 7 AM.

SunMon

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Garden City South, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SchodackNY003

Beside a road/6.1 mi away/328 ft/256 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,082of 1,454

measured daily2 instruments

SyossetSYON6

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/251 ft/179 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank26of 1,454

Station report

The weather at New York/Jf Kennedy, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Garden City South, New York. From its report of Oct 18, 2026, 9:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New York/Jf Kennedy, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFKFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW YORK/JF KENNEDYSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 3,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew York/Jf Kennedy, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JFKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-18IDSR-JFK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 31.0 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at New York/Jf Kennedy: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.0, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFKFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW YORK/JF KENNEDYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 31.0 FSPREAD 19.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLENew York/Jf Kennedy, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-18IDSR-JFK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at New York/Jf Kennedy, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, 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 JFKFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW YORK/JF KENNEDYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew York/Jf Kennedy, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-18IDSR-JFK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New York/Jf Kennedy, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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Near Garden City South

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