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Valley Cottage, New York

Community in Rockland County, New York

Air quality

The air at Valley Cottage

Index 44, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, New York City Region (NY), 20 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)44Good18.5 mi
  • Ozone22Good21 ppb6.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide10Good11 ppb18.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm18.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Valley Cottage

0.23 in in the last 24 hours, 0.36 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.23in
Last 3 days
0.36in

Visibility

How far you can see at Valley Cottage, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Valley Cottage, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SchodackNY003

Beside a road/29.4 mi away/328 ft/75 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank1,068of 1,447

measured daily2 instruments

Shrub OakOAKN6

At a cooperative observer's station/15.7 mi away/428 ft/175 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank21of 1,447

Station report

The weather at White Plains, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.6 mi from Valley Cottage, New York. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over White Plains, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HPNFIG. A THE SKY OVER WHITE PLAINSSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWhite Plains, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HPNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HPN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at White Plains: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HPNFIG. B THE AIR AT WHITE PLAINSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEWhite Plains, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HPNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HPN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at White Plains, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 12 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 HPNFIG. C THE WIND AT WHITE PLAINSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWhite Plains, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HPNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HPN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of White Plains, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Shrub Oak (OAKN6), 15.7 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New York

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Near Valley Cottage

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Near Valley Cottage

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