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Lancaster, New York

Village in Erie County, New York

Air quality

The air at Lancaster

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Western New York Region (NY), 26 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good7.2 mi
  • Ozone19Good17 ppb8.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 33, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lancaster

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. 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 Lancaster, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lancaster, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Lancaster 0.4 SSENY-ER-232

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/671 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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West SenecaWSNN6

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/617 ft/46 ft below 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, 4.4 mi from Lancaster, New York. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,600 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Buffalo INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 12,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 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

57.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Buffalo INTL Arpt: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 east southeast (110 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Buffalo INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH 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

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Near Lancaster

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