Storm Station
Briar Creek, Pennsylvania
60° 63°/58°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph SW
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 55. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
31Air quality
66%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
60feels60
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6358
41%
14mph
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
6557
41%
rain light
Tue
Sep 29
7155
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7654
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8158
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
6753
20%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6544
19%
overcast
60°
63°58°
65°57°
71°55°
76°54°
81°58°
67°53°
65°44°

As of 3:15 AM in Briar Creek, Pennsylvania.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Briar Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

HazeltonHZL

At an airfield/15.5 mi away/1,604 ft/1,114 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 543

Mount Carmel - Roaring CreekROAP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.7 mi away/1,077 ft/587 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank47of 543

Mahantango CkS2028

At a soil climate station/33.3 mi away/730 ft/240 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Nescopeck 0.7 WPA-LZ-51

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/509 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mahanoy CityMAYP1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.8 mi away/1,591 ft/1,101 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hazelton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.5 mi from Briar Creek. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,100 ft, broken at 4,700 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hazelton, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZLFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAZELTONSECTION, 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 SKYBKN 4,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHazelton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HZLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HZL-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

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 3,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Hazelton: 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 3,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZLFIG. B THE AIR AT HAZELTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,100 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 POINTTITLEHazelton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HZL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hazelton, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HZLFIG. C THE WIND AT HAZELTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHazelton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HZLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HZL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hazelton, 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 Briar Creek

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