Storm Station
Ben Avon, Pennsylvania
60°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 7 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
62%Humidity
55%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ben Avon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Pittsburgh INTLPIT

At an airfield/8.1 mi away/1,224 ft/363 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 543

measured daily2 instruments

Emsworth DamEMSP1

At a dam/0.5 mi away/696 ft/165 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Emsworth 0.7 NNEPA-AL-77

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/905 ft/44 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Pittsburgh INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Ben Avon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 15,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Pittsburgh INTL, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 15,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PITFIG. A THE SKY OVER PITTSBURGH INTLSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 15,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPittsburgh INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PITTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PIT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 72 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 15,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Pittsburgh INTL: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 72 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 15,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PITFIG. B THE AIR AT PITTSBURGH INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 15,000 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEPittsburgh INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PITTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PIT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pittsburgh INTL, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north 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 PITFIG. C THE WIND AT PITTSBURGH INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPittsburgh INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PITTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PIT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Emsworth Dam (EMSP1), 0.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Ben Avon

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