Storm Station
Chester, Pennsylvania
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 8 mph N
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66. North wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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-Air quality
87%Humidity
85%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Chester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Philadelphia IntlPHL

At an airfield/7.8 mi away/7 ft/33 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank422of 544

West Chester DeosWSRP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.5 mi away/404 ft/364 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank393of 544

Avondale 2 N03761

At a climate reference station/21.7 mi away/400 ft/360 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Wallingford 0.9 SPA-DL-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/90 ft/50 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Franklin InstitutePFIP1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.8 mi away/131 ft/91 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Philadelphia Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from Chester. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 800 ft, broken at 1,900 ft, overcast at 3,000 ft; the ceiling is 1,900 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Philadelphia Intl, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, the ceiling at 1,900 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHILADELPHIA 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEPhiladelphia Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Philadelphia Intl: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLFIG. B THE AIR AT PHILADELPHIA 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 800 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 57.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEPhiladelphia Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 35 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Philadelphia Intl, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 35; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHLFIG. C THE WIND AT PHILADELPHIA INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 35 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhiladelphia Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Philadelphia Intl, 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 Chester

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