Storm Station
Akron, Pennsylvania
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 12 mph N
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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28Air quality
83%Humidity
94%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Akron, 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

LancasterLNS

At an airfield/5.4 mi away/404 ft/95 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank49of 543

Atglen DeosATGP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.9 mi away/649 ft/150 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank401of 543

Avondale 2 N03761

At a climate reference station/31.0 mi away/400 ft/99 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Ephrata 0.6 WSWPA-LN-38

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/361 ft/138 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LancasterLCRP1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.5 mi away/322 ft/177 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lancaster, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.4 mi from Akron. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,300 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Lancaster, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LNSFIG. A THE SKY OVER LANCASTERSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLELancaster, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LNS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

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 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Lancaster: 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 4,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LNSFIG. B THE AIR AT LANCASTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,300 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 POINTTITLELancaster, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LNS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lancaster, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LNSFIG. C THE WIND AT LANCASTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELancaster, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LNS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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