Storm Station
Messiah College, Pennsylvania
61° 62°/56°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 8 mph NNW
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
29Air quality
75%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
61feels61
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6256
72%
14mph
rain
Mon
Sep 28
6758
23%
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7159
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
7856
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8558
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7354
15%
drizzle
Sat
Oct 3
6147
22%
overcast
61°
62°56°
67°58°
71°59°
78°56°
85°58°
73°54°
61°47°

As of 3:15 AM in Messiah College, Pennsylvania.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Messiah College, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Harrisburg/CapitalCXY

At an airfield/8.1 mi away/348 ft/159 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 543

Carlisle Water PlantCSLP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.9 mi away/436 ft/71 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

Mahantango CkS2028

At a soil climate station/38.9 mi away/730 ft/223 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Dillsburg 5.2 ENEPA-YR-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/538 ft/31 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HarrisburgHRBP1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/423 ft/84 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Harrisburg/Capital, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Messiah College. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,900 ft; the ceiling is 4,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Harrisburg/Capital, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, the ceiling at 4,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXYFIG. A THE SKY OVER HARRISBURG/CAPITALSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHarrisburg/Capital, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CXYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CXY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Harrisburg/Capital: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXYFIG. B THE AIR AT HARRISBURG/CAPITALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,900 FTTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 15.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 POINTTITLEHarrisburg/Capital, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CXYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CXY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Harrisburg/Capital, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CXYFIG. C THE WIND AT HARRISBURG/CAPITALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHarrisburg/Capital, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CXYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CXY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Harrisburg/Capital, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Messiah College

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