Storm Station
Driftwood, Pennsylvania
58°
Overcast· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North wind around 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
69%Humidity
82%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Driftwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

St MarysOYM

At an airfield/20.2 mi away/1,900 ft/520 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Geo B Stevenson LakeSTVP1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/1,440 ft/60 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Emporium 5.9 SSEPA-CR-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.0 mi away/927 ft/453 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Kettle Creek AT Alvin R. Bush Lake, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.0 mi from Driftwood. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 846 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.02 inHg and the temperature at 56.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Kettle Creek AT Alvin R. Bush Lake stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 846 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.02 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUSP1FIG. D WHERE KETTLE CREEK AT ALVIN R. BUSH LAKE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREKETTLE CREEK AT ALVIN R. BUSH LAKE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT846 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.02 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.0 FTITLEKettle Creek AT Alvin R. Bush Lake, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP BUSP1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BUSP1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 41.37 N, and the day is 11 h 47 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Kettle Creek AT Alvin R. Bush Lake, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 47 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUSP1FIG. E THE SUN AT KETTLE CREEK AT ALVIN R. BUSH LAKEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°SEP 27, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 47 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.37 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEKettle Creek AT Alvin R. Bush Lake, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP BUSP1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BUSP1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 846 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Kettle Creek AT Alvin R. Bush Lake, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 4:00 am local time; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUSP1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 4:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEKettle Creek AT Alvin R. Bush Lake, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP BUSP1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BUSP1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Kettle Creek AT Alvin R. Bush Lake, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Geo B Stevenson Lake (STVP1), 6.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Driftwood

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