Storm Station
Rutherford, Pennsylvania
61°
Light rain· Feels like 61°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
A chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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31Air quality
87%Humidity
94%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rutherford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Middletown/OlmstedMDT

At an airfield/5.3 mi away/308 ft/192 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 543

Manada GapMNGP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.3 mi away/660 ft/160 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank57of 543

Mahantango CkS2028

At a soil climate station/27.9 mi away/730 ft/230 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Harrisburg 6.8 WPA-DP-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/455 ft/45 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HarrisburgHRBP1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/423 ft/77 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Middletown/Olmsted, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.3 mi from Rutherford. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 13,000 ft; the ceiling is 13,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Middletown/Olmsted, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 13,000 feet, the ceiling at 13,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MIDDLETOWN/OLMSTEDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 13,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 6,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 13,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMiddletown/Olmsted, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MDTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDT-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

63.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Middletown/Olmsted: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDTFIG. B THE AIR AT MIDDLETOWN/OLMSTEDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEMiddletown/Olmsted, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Middletown/Olmsted, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 15 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 MDTFIG. C THE WIND AT MIDDLETOWN/OLMSTEDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMiddletown/Olmsted, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Middletown/Olmsted, 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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