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University Gardens, New York

Community in Nassau County, New York

Air quality

The air at University Gardens

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Long Island Region (NY), 6 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good5.1 mi
  • Ozone25Good12 ppb9.6 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide18Good19 ppb13.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb17.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm13.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at University Gardens

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.08in

Visibility

How far you can see at University Gardens, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest University Gardens, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SchodackNY003

Beside a road/7.2 mi away/328 ft/247 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/1.0 mi away/48 ft/33 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SyossetSYON6

At a cooperative observer's station/13.0 mi away/251 ft/170 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, 7.8 mi from University Gardens, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,500 ft, scattered at 10,000 ft, scattered at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New York/LaGuardia, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 25,000 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 25,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at New York/LaGuardia: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 66.0 FSPREAD 9.0 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 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 (170 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at New York/LaGuardia, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, 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 170°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

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Snow on the ground

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