Storm Station
Palmerton, Pennsylvania
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Moderate breeze 14 mph N
Rain showers. 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 a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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-Air quality
75%Humidity
71%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Palmerton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Lehighton22N

At an airfield/7.9 mi away/519 ft/94 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank10of 544

SR33 & Wind GapPA037

Beside a road/17.0 mi away/984 ft/559 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank478of 544

Tunkhannock CRK NrLPNP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.6 mi away/1,837 ft/1,412 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank178of 544

measured daily2 instruments

Palmerton 2.5 NNEPA-CB-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/793 ft/368 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LehightonLGHP1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/591 ft/166 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Lehighton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.9 mi from Palmerton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 7,000 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lehighton, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 22NFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEHIGHTONSECTION, 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 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELehighton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 22NTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-22N-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lehighton: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 22NFIG. B THE AIR AT LEHIGHTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLELehighton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 22NTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-22N-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lehighton, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 22NFIG. C THE WIND AT LEHIGHTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELehighton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 22NTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-22N-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lehighton, 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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