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Gates, New York

Community in Monroe County, New York

Air quality

The air at Gates

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Eastern Lake Ontario Region (NY), 50 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone23Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gates

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

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gates, 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

Geneva #1S2011

At a soil climate station/38.5 mi away/725 ft/171 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank950of 1,432

measured daily2 instruments

Rochester 5.0 WNY-MR-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/575 ft/21 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BrockportBRKN6

At a cooperative observer's station/13.6 mi away/511 ft/43 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rochester/Monroe Co, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Gates, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,800 ft, scattered at 9,000 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rochester/Monroe Co, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ROCFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCHESTER/MONROE COSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 9,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERochester/Monroe Co, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ROCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ROC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Rochester/Monroe Co: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ROCFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCHESTER/MONROE COTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLERochester/Monroe Co, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ROCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ROC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rochester/Monroe Co, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ROCFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCHESTER/MONROE COPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERochester/Monroe Co, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ROCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ROC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rochester/Monroe Co, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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