Storm Station
Catasauqua, Pennsylvania
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NW
Rain showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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75%Humidity
75%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Catasauqua, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Allentown-BethlehemABE

At an airfield/1.0 mi away/384 ft/84 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank61of 543

SR33 & Wind GapPA037

Beside a road/17.0 mi away/984 ft/684 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank476of 543

Tunkhannock CRK NrLPNP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/28.6 mi away/1,837 ft/1,537 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank179of 543

measured daily2 instruments

Bethlehem 2.5 WPA-LH-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/345 ft/45 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SpringtownSPRP1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.4 mi away/797 ft/497 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Allentown-Bethlehem, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.0 mi from Catasauqua. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,500 ft, a few clouds at 8,000 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Allentown-Bethlehem, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABEFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEMSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 8,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAllentown-Bethlehem, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABE-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

59.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Allentown-Bethlehem: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABEFIG. B THE AIR AT ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEMTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,500 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEAllentown-Bethlehem, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Allentown-Bethlehem, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 ABEFIG. C THE WIND AT ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAllentown-Bethlehem, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ABE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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