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Phelps, New York

Village in Ontario County, New York

Air quality

The air at Phelps

Index 28, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Central New York Region (NY), 37 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone28Good20 ppb19.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Phelps

None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at Phelps, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 12 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Phelps, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Geneva #1S2011

At a soil climate station/5.4 mi away/725 ft/190 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank950of 1,432

measured daily2 instruments

Phelps 3.2 ENY-ON-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/525 ft/10 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

GenevaGENN6

At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/686 ft/151 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank991of 1,432

Station report

The weather at Geneva #1 Scan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.4 mi from Phelps, New York. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 725 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.15 inHg and the temperature at 56.4 F; it reports 56.3 F, 0.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Geneva #1 Scan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 725 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.15 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GVAN6FIG. D WHERE GENEVA #1 SCAN STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREGENEVA #1 SCAN3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT725 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.15 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED56.3 FTITLEGeneva #1 Scan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP GVAN6TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GVAN6-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.88 N, and the day is 10 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Geneva #1 Scan, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GVAN6FIG. E THE SUN AT GENEVA #1 SCANELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.88 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEGeneva #1 Scan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP GVAN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GVAN6-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 725 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:59 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Geneva #1 Scan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 11:59 pm local time; air temperature, 56.3 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GVAN6FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 11:59 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE56.3 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEGeneva #1 Scan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP GVAN6TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GVAN6-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Geneva #1 Scan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Geneva (GENN6), 5.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 05:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Phelps

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Phelps

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