Storm Station
Newtown, Pennsylvania
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 8 mph N
Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 66. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between 1 and 2 inches possible.
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78%Humidity
82%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Newtown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-95 @ Rest Area Bucks CntyPA016

Beside a road/3.7 mi away/174 ft/6 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank476of 543

Philadelphia NEPNE

At an airfield/11.2 mi away/121 ft/47 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank22of 543

measured daily2 instruments

Newtown 0.7 WNWPA-BK-66

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/287 ft/119 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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OakfordOAKP1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/141 ft/27 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Philadelphia NE, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Newtown. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,900 ft, broken at 2,400 ft, overcast at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 2,400 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Philadelphia NE, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 2,400 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PNEFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHILADELPHIA NESECTION, 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 3,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEPhiladelphia NE, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PNETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PNE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Philadelphia NE: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PNEFIG. B THE AIR AT PHILADELPHIA NETHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 55.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 NE, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PNETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PNE-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 29 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Philadelphia NE, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PNEFIG. C THE WIND AT PHILADELPHIA NEPLAN, 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 BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhiladelphia NE, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PNETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PNE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Philadelphia NE, 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 Newtown

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