Storm Station
Silkworth, Pennsylvania
56°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 56°·Gentle breeze 13 mph N
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 61. North wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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80%Humidity
60%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Silkworth, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Wilkes-Barre/ScrantonAVP

At an airfield/19.0 mi away/951 ft/273 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank24of 544

Muncy Creek AT SonestownSONP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.3 mi away/1,161 ft/63 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank427of 544

measured daily2 instruments

Silkworth 0.6 NEPA-LZ-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,223 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.0 mi from Silkworth. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,800 ft, a few clouds at 4,400 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVPFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVPFIG. B THE AIR AT WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 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 POINTTITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 12 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 AVPFIG. C THE WIND AT WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Tunkhannock - Wyoming County EOC (WYOP1), 20.1 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Silkworth

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