Storm Station
Donaldson, Pennsylvania
57°
Light rain· Feels like 57°·Gentle breeze 12 mph N
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 59. North wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Donaldson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PottsvilleZER

At an airfield/5.1 mi away/1,690 ft/826 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank11of 544

Pine Grive 1SWPGSP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.3 mi away/491 ft/373 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Mahantango CkS2028

At a soil climate station/13.9 mi away/730 ft/134 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Tremont 0.4 NNWPA-SC-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/896 ft/32 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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NataliePOPP1

At a cooperative observer's station/14.5 mi away/915 ft/51 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Pottsville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.1 mi from Donaldson. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,300 ft, scattered at 5,500 ft, broken at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Pottsville, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, broken 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 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 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-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 50.0 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 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Pottsville: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 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 4,300 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,300 FTTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 50.0 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 POINTTITLEPottsville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ZERTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ZER-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 13 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pottsville, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 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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