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Kensington, New York

Village in Nassau County, New York

Air quality

The air at Kensington

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Long Island Region (NY), 5 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good6.2 mi
  • Ozone18Good23 ppb9.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide4Good4 ppb13.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb18.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm13.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Kensington

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 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 Kensington, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 11 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Kensington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SchodackNY003

Beside a road/6.9 mi away/328 ft/201 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,057of 1,432

measured daily2 instruments

Queens 3.6 NENY-QN-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/48 ft/79 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SyossetSYON6

At a cooperative observer's station/12.4 mi away/251 ft/124 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank28of 1,432

Station report

The weather at New York/LaGuardia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.2 mi from Kensington, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,000 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New York/LaGuardia, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LGAFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW YORK/LAGUARDIASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew York/LaGuardia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LGATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LGA-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

60.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at New York/LaGuardia: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LGAFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW YORK/LAGUARDIATHE 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 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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/LaGuardia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LGATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LGA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New York/LaGuardia, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the 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 LGAFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW YORK/LAGUARDIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew York/LaGuardia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LGATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LGA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New York

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

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Near Kensington

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