Temperature
69 F at 3 AM; 69 F at its warmest, 3 AM, and 53 F at its coolest, 7 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 69F
- 3 AM
- Highest
- 69F
- 3 AM
- Lowest
- 53F
- 7 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Pennsylvania/Erie International Tom Ridge Field
Erie International Tom Ridge Field, Pennsylvania
Medium airport in Erie County, Pennsylvania68°
67°/59°
Light rain·
Feels like 68°·Moderate breeze 18 mph SSW
Coming up. Rain is likely this morning, from about 8 AM (65%).
Now. Erie International Tom Ridge Field is 68° and light rain at 3 AM. The dew point is 66°, so the air feels oppressive. Moderate breeze from the south-southwest at 18 mph, gusting to 31 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 70° by 5 AM. Tonight falls to about 41° by 8 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 65°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 50°. Rain is possible tomorrow (31%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:38 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:26 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 5 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
29Air quality
90%Humidity
99%Cloud
Now
3:00 AM
68feels68
47%
18mph
Today
Oct 16
6759
93%
21mph
Sat
Oct 17
5039
31%
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
6038
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
6440
clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6443
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6444
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6543
clear day
68°
67°59°
50°39°
60°38°
64°40°
64°43°
64°44°
65°43°
As of 3:00 AM in Erie International Tom Ridge Field, Pennsylvania.
Air quality
The air at Erie International Tom Ridge Field
Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Erie (PA), 6 miles off.
29Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good8.1 mi
- Ozone19Good19 ppb8.1 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 22, good.
GoodModerate
- 22YesterdayOct 15
- 15TodayOct 16
- 4SatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
Smoke, the next 42 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Erie International Tom Ridge Field
0.08 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.08in
- Last 3 days
- 0.08in
Visibility
How far you can see at Erie International Tom Ridge Field, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 5 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- ERI
- ICAO
- KERI
- IATA
- ERI
- Field elevation
- 732 ft
- Serves
- Erie
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- ERI
- Wind now
- From 210° at 21 mph, read 16 Oct, 03:02
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 / 20 | 3,508 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 10° / 190° | 20 mph head, on 20 | 7 mph from the right |
| 06 / 24 | 8,420 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 54° / 234° | 19 mph head, on 24 | 9 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Erie INTL Airport (ERI), Erie International Tom Ridge Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 66 F, the air 90% saturated; the humidity ran from 65% at 12 PM Thursday to 90% at 3 AM.
- Dew point now
- 66F
- 3 AM
- Humidity now
- 90%
- Humidity, range
- 65 to 90%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
21 mph from the south southwest at 3 AM; at its strongest 21 mph, 3 AM, with a gust of 37 mph at 1 AM.
- Now
- 21mph
- from the south southwest
- Strongest
- 21mph
- 3 AM
- Highest gust
- 37mph
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.73 inHg at 3 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.47 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.73inHg
- 3 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.02inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.47inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 1 AM; 9 miles now.
- Now
- 9mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 1 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 1,400 ft at 12 AM; a base was reported in 20 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,500ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 1,400ft
- 12 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 20
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.11 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.09 in, in the hour to 1 AM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.11in
- Wettest hour
- 0.09in
- 1 AM
- Hours with some
- 4
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Erie INTL Airport: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Erie International Tom Ridge Field, 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
At an airfield/0.4 mi away/738 ft/6 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Manchester BeachWCRP1
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.3 mi away/682 ft/50 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
I-90 near Clark Rd Overpass Erie PA US PADOTPA073
Beside a road/12.5 mi away/1,096 ft/364 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Erie 5.3 WSWPA-ER-10
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/700 ft/32 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Filtration PlantUCYP1
At a water treatment plant/22.3 mi away/1,371 ft/639 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Pennsylvania
24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Erie International Tom Ridge Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Avoniacommunity, 5 mi
- Eriecity, 6 mi
- Fairviewcommunity, 6 mi
- McKeanborough, 6 mi
- Wesleyvilleborough, 9 mi
- Girardborough, 9 mi
- Lawrence Parkcommunity, 9 mi
- Lake Cityborough, 10 mi
- Penn State Erie (Behrend)community, 10 mi
- Northwest Harborcreekcommunity, 10 mi
- Plateaborough, 12 mi
- Waterfordborough, 14 mi
Airports near Erie International Tom Ridge Field
- Port Meadville AirportGKJ, 32 mi
- Venango Regional AirportFKL, 51 mi
- New Castle Municipal AirportUCP, 74 mi
- Bradford Regional AirportBFD, 81 mi
- Zelienople Municipal AirportPJC, 89 mi
- DuBois Regional AirportDUJ, 91 mi
- Pittsburgh/Butler Regional AirportBTP, 91 mi
- Beaver County AirportBVI, 91 mi