Storm Station
Branchdale, Pennsylvania
59° 61°/56°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 54. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
31Air quality
66%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
59feels59
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6156
55%
17mph
drizzle
Mon
Sep 28
6557
48%
drizzle light
Tue
Sep 29
7055
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7655
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8058
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6853
18%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6144
20%
overcast
59°
61°56°
65°57°
70°55°
76°55°
80°58°
68°53°
61°44°

As of 3:15 AM in Branchdale, Pennsylvania.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Branchdale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PottsvilleZER

At an airfield/3.6 mi away/1,690 ft/880 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 543

Pine Grive 1SWPGSP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.5 mi away/491 ft/319 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

Mahantango CkS2028

At a soil climate station/18.0 mi away/730 ft/80 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Minersville 0.2 WPA-SC-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/728 ft/82 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

NataliePOPP1

At a cooperative observer's station/14.5 mi away/915 ft/105 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Pottsville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.6 mi from Branchdale. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Pottsville, height above the station to scale: overcast 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 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPottsville, 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-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 46.4 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 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Pottsville: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 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 11,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 46.4 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 POINTTITLEPottsville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ZERTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ZER-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, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pottsville, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 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

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Near Branchdale

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