Storm Station
Sandy Lake, Pennsylvania
49°
Clear· Feels like 48°·Light air 4 mph N
Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. North wind 9 to 16 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
99%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sandy Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SR 8 N/B @ SR 308 Venango Co.PA001

Beside a road/10.0 mi away/1,532 ft/376 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank476of 544

Franklin(AWOS)FKL

At an airfield/11.5 mi away/1,539 ft/383 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 544

Slippery RockSLPP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.5 mi away/1,224 ft/68 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank364of 544

measured daily2 instruments

Sandy Lake 0.2 EPA-MR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,187 ft/31 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FranklinFKNP1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.7 mi away/965 ft/191 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Franklin(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.5 mi from Sandy Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Franklin(AWOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKLFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRANKLIN(AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFranklin(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FKLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FKL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Franklin(AWOS): temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKLFIG. B THE AIR AT FRANKLIN(AWOS)THE 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 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.9 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEFranklin(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FKL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Franklin(AWOS), north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKLFIG. C THE WIND AT FRANKLIN(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFranklin(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FKL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Franklin(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Franklin (FKNP1), 13.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Sandy Lake

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.