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Lackawanna, New York

City in Erie County, New York

Air quality

The air at Lackawanna

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Western New York Region (NY), 16 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good4.1 mi
  • Ozone17Good16 ppb12.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lackawanna

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 Lackawanna, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 10 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lackawanna, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BuffaloNDBC-BUFN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.2 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,352of 1,432

measured daily2 instruments

Lackawanna 0.5 NNENY-ER-222

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/599 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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West SenecaWSNN6

At a cooperative observer's station/3.6 mi away/617 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Buffalo INTL Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Lackawanna, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:01 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,800 ft, broken at 4,600 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Buffalo INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUFFIG. A THE SKY OVER BUFFALO INTL ARPTSECTION, 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 SKYBKN 4,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBuffalo INTL Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BUFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BUF-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

65.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Buffalo INTL Arpt: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUFFIG. B THE AIR AT BUFFALO INTL ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEBuffalo INTL Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BUFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BUF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Buffalo INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUFFIG. C THE WIND AT BUFFALO INTL ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBuffalo INTL Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BUFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BUF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Buffalo INTL Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New York

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Near Lackawanna

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