Storm Station
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph N
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 quarter and half of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Chadds Ford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Kennett SquareLWGP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.7 mi away/420 ft/87 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank401of 543

West ChesterOQN

At an airfield/8.6 mi away/457 ft/124 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank432of 543

Avondale 2 N03761

At a climate reference station/8.9 mi away/400 ft/67 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Chadds Ford 3.1 SWPA-CH-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/351 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PhoenixvillePHXP1

At a cooperative observer's station/18.2 mi away/154 ft/179 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at West Chester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Chadds Ford. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over West Chester, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OQNFIG. A THE SKY OVER WEST CHESTERSECTION, 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 SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEWest Chester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OQNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OQN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at West Chester: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OQNFIG. B THE AIR AT WEST CHESTERTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEWest Chester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OQNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OQN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at West Chester, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OQNFIG. C THE WIND AT WEST CHESTERPLAN, 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 BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWest Chester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OQNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OQN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of West Chester, 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 Chadds Ford

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