Storm Station
Altamont, Pennsylvania
54°
Light rain· Feels like 54°·Moderate breeze 14 mph N
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 57. North wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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83%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Altamont, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Bears HeadBHDP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.8 mi away/2,057 ft/540 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank65of 544

PottsvilleZER

At an airfield/9.5 mi away/1,690 ft/173 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 544

Mahantango CkS2028

At a soil climate station/24.5 mi away/730 ft/787 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Ashland 2.4 ESEPA-SC-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/986 ft/531 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mahanoy CityMAYP1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/1,591 ft/74 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Pottsville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Altamont. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 700 ft, overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 700 ft; visibility 2 mi.

Section of the sky over Pottsville, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 700 feet, and visibility of 2 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ZERFIG. A THE SKY OVER POTTSVILLESECTION, 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 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2 MI0510TITLEPottsville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ZERTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ZER-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Pottsville: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ZERFIG. B THE AIR AT POTTSVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 51.8 F, 51.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEPottsville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ZERTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ZER-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pottsville, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ZERFIG. C THE WIND AT POTTSVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPottsville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ZERTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ZER-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Altamont

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