Storm Station
Sign in

Russell Gardens, New York

Village in Nassau County, New York

Air quality

The air at Russell Gardens

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Long Island Region (NY), 6 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good5.4 mi
  • Ozone18Good23 ppb9.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide4Good4 ppb13.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb17.9 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm13.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 11, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Russell Gardens

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Russell Gardens, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 11 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Russell Gardens, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SchodackNY003

Beside a road/6.9 mi away/328 ft/194 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,057of 1,432

measured daily2 instruments

Queens 3.6 NENY-QN-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/48 ft/86 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SyossetSYON6

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/251 ft/117 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank28of 1,432

Station report

The weather at New York/LaGuardia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Russell Gardens, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:11 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,800 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New York/LaGuardia, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LGAFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW YORK/LAGUARDIASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew York/LaGuardia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LGATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LGA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 70 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 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at New York/LaGuardia: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 70 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 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LGAFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW YORK/LAGUARDIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLENew York/LaGuardia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LGATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LGA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New York/LaGuardia, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LGAFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW YORK/LAGUARDIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew York/LaGuardia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LGATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LGA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New York/LaGuardia, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

-

Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Russell Gardens

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

Near Russell Gardens

River and lake gauges