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Herricks, New York

Community in Nassau County, New York

Air quality

The air at Herricks

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Long Island Region (NY), 2 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)20Good-
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Herricks

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

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

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Fri 8 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Herricks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SchodackNY003

Beside a road/4.2 mi away/328 ft/209 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,057of 1,432

measured daily2 instruments

New Hyde Park 1.6 NENY-NS-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/114 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SyossetSYON6

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/251 ft/132 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank28of 1,432

Station report

The weather at New York/Jf Kennedy, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Herricks, New York. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,700 ft, broken at 14,000 ft, broken at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 14,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New York/Jf Kennedy, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 14,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, the ceiling at 14,000 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 25,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 14,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 14,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew York/Jf Kennedy, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JFKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JFK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at New York/Jf Kennedy: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JFK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at New York/Jf Kennedy, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew York/Jf Kennedy, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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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