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Salamanca, New York

City in Cattaraugus County, New York

Air quality

The air at Salamanca

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Western New York Region (NY), 39 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone21Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Salamanca

0.34 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.34in
Last 3 days
0.34in

Visibility

How far you can see at Salamanca, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 5 miles Fri 11 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Salamanca, 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

OleanOLE

At an airfield/18.7 mi away/2,130 ft/759 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank984of 1,432

measured daily2 instruments

Great Valley 2.2 WNWNY-CT-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.4 mi away/1,682 ft/311 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Olean, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.7 mi from Salamanca, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Olean, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLEFIG. A THE SKY OVER OLEANSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOlean, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OLETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OLE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 7 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Olean, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 7 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLEFIG. C THE WIND AT OLEANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOlean, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OLE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 2,130 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.69 inHg and the temperature at 51.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.72 inHg means its barometer reads 27.50 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Olean stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,130 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.69 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.72 and the station pressure it means, 27.50.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLEFIG. D WHERE OLEAN 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 ATMOSPHEREOLEAN7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,130 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 HERE27.69 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.72 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.50 inHgTITLEOlean, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OLE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Olean, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Allegany State Park (RHAN6), 4.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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

Near Salamanca

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

Near Salamanca

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