Storm Station
Refton, Pennsylvania
59° 61°/56°
Drizzle· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
0UV Low
28Air quality
79%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:30 AM
59feels59
now, drizzle
Today
Sep 27
6156
89%
15mph
rain
Mon
Sep 28
6960
41%
rain light
Tue
Sep 29
7258
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
7757
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8259
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7658
12%
13mph
drizzle light
Sat
Oct 3
6147
16%
overcast
59°
61°56°
69°60°
72°58°
77°57°
82°59°
76°58°
61°47°

As of 4:30 AM in Refton, Pennsylvania.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Refton, 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 now4 instruments

LancasterLNS

At an airfield/12.3 mi away/404 ft/31 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank48of 543

Atglen DeosATGP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.2 mi away/649 ft/214 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank401of 543

SR30 @ Business 30PA049

Beside a road/16.7 mi away/679 ft/244 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank476of 543

Avondale 2 N03761

At a climate reference station/25.1 mi away/400 ft/35 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Lancaster 5.7 SEPA-LN-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/378 ft/57 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LancasterLCRP1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.5 mi away/322 ft/113 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lancaster, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.3 mi from Refton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lancaster, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LNSFIG. A THE SKY OVER LANCASTERSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELancaster, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LNS-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

60.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Lancaster: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LNSFIG. B THE AIR AT LANCASTERTHE 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 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLELancaster, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LNS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lancaster, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LNSFIG. C THE WIND AT LANCASTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELancaster, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LNSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LNS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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