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Olcott, New York

Community in Niagara County, New York

Air quality

The air at Olcott

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Western New York Region (NY), 50 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good-
  • Ozone19Good18 ppb13.9 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Olcott

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 Olcott, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Olcott, 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 now3 instruments

OlcottOLCN6

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.6 mi away/240 ft/55 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank934of 1,432

measured daily2 instruments

Newfane 1WNWFN6

At a cooperative observer's station/3.0 mi away/341 ft/46 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,420of 1,432

Wilson 0.4 WNWNY-NG-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/268 ft/27 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Niagara Falls INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.6 mi from Olcott, New York. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,200 ft; the ceiling is 3,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Niagara Falls INTL, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, the ceiling at 3,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IAGFIG. A THE SKY OVER NIAGARA FALLS INTLSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENiagara Falls INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IAGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IAG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 74 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 3,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Niagara Falls INTL: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 74 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 3,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IAGFIG. B THE AIR AT NIAGARA FALLS INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,200 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLENiagara Falls INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IAGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IAG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Niagara Falls INTL, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 7 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 IAGFIG. C THE WIND AT NIAGARA FALLS INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENiagara Falls INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IAGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IAG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Newfane 1W (NWFN6), 3.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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Near Olcott

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