Storm Station
Tamaqua, Pennsylvania
57°
Light rain· Feels like 57°·Gentle breeze 13 mph N
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 60. North wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 37 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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77%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Tamaqua, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Bears HeadBHDP1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.8 mi away/2,057 ft/1,253 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank65of 544

Lehighton22N

At an airfield/10.9 mi away/519 ft/285 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 544

Mahantango CkS2028

At a soil climate station/37.7 mi away/730 ft/74 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Lansford 0.1 EPA-CB-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/1,134 ft/330 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mahanoy CityMAYP1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.9 mi away/1,591 ft/787 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lehighton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.9 mi from Tamaqua. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,700 ft; the ceiling is 3,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lehighton, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,700 feet, the ceiling at 3,700 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,700 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-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Lehighton: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,700 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,700 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lehighton, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR 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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