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Rapids, New York

Community in Niagara County, New York

Air quality

The air at Rapids

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Western New York Region (NY), 36 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rapids

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rapids, the next 41 hours

Fog: visibility falls to 0.5 miles Fri 9 AM, under a mile for 1 hour.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rapids, 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

Pendelton 1NEPENN6

At a cooperative observer's station/3.0 mi away/581 ft/6 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, 11.4 mi from Rapids, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:04 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 500 ft, broken at 2,200 ft, overcast at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 2,200 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Buffalo INTL Arpt, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 2,200 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEBuffalo 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

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 500 ft.

Chart of the air at Buffalo INTL Arpt: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 62.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Buffalo INTL Arpt, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 29; 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 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR 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

Measured at Pendelton 1NE (PENN6), 3.0 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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Near Rapids

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Near Rapids

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