Temperature
56 F at 12 AM; 75 F at its warmest, 2 PM Friday, and 56 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 56F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 75F
- 2 PM Friday
- Lowest
- 56F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/Pennsylvania/Northumberland County Airport
Northumberland County Airport, Pennsylvania
Small airport in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 26 possible. * WHERE...A portion of central Pennsylvania. * WHEN...From late Saturday night through Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...The coldest areas will be the northern mountains and Laurel Highlands.
Take protective measures now as freezing temperatures could damage or kill tender plants and vegetation.
55°
48°/41°
Overcast·
Feels like 55°·Light breeze 6 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Northumberland County Airport until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Tomorrow is 9 degrees warmer: a high of 57° after 48° today.
Now. Northumberland County Airport is 55° and overcast at 12 AM. The dew point is 49°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Light breeze from the north-northwest at 6 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 41° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 33° by 5 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 65°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:23 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 42% lit, and sets at 11:16 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 5 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
20Air quality
78%Humidity
98%Cloud
Now
12:00 AM
55feels55
now, overcast
Today
Oct 17
4841
partly cloudy day
Sun
Oct 18
5731
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
6234
mostly clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6539
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
6441
clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6340
mostly clear day
Fri
Oct 23
6343
mostly clear day
55°
48°41°
57°31°
62°34°
65°39°
64°41°
63°40°
63°43°
As of 12:00 AM in Northumberland County Airport, Pennsylvania.
Air quality
The air at Northumberland County Airport
Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Williamsport (PA), 36 miles off.
20Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)10Good-
- Ozone20Good-
The days ahead
Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 27, good.
GoodModerate
- 27YesterdayOct 16
- 4TodayOct 17
- 12SunOct 18
- 20MonOct 19
- GoodTueOct 20
Smoke, the next 45 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Northumberland County Airport
0.24 in in the last 24 hours, 0.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.24in
- Last 3 days
- 0.25in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 96%
Visibility
How far you can see at Northumberland County Airport, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- N79
- ICAO
- -
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 881 ft
- Serves
- Shamokin
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- N79
- Wind now
- From 320° at 5 mph, read 17 Oct, 00:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 / 26 | 3,297 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 72° / 252° | 2 mph head, on 26 | 5 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Shamokin (N79), Northumberland County Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 49 F, the air 78% saturated; the humidity ran from 76% at 2 PM Friday to 100% at 7 AM Friday.
- Dew point now
- 49F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 78%
- Humidity, range
- 76 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
6 mph from the northwest at 12 AM; at its strongest 13 mph, 4 PM Friday, with a gust of 25 mph at 4 PM Friday.
- Now
- 6mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 13mph
- 4 PM Friday
- Highest gust
- 25mph
- 4 PM Friday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.91 inHg at 12 AM, rising 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.02 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.91inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.07inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.02inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 5 miles at 4 PM Friday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 5mi
- 4 PM Friday
- 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 600 ft at 8 AM Friday; a base was reported in 20 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 2,500ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 600ft
- 8 AM Friday
- Hours with a base reported
- 20
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.18 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.12 in, in the hour to 4 PM Friday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.18in
- Wettest hour
- 0.12in
- 4 PM Friday
- Hours with some
- 4
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Shamokin: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Northumberland County Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
ShamokinN79
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/860 ft/21 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
SR 54 W/B Natalie Mtn @ Natalie PA US PADOTPA005
Beside a road/5.2 mi away/1,499 ft/618 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Mount Carmel - Roaring CreekROAP1
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.9 mi away/1,077 ft/196 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Mahantango CkS2028
At a soil climate station/13.2 mi away/730 ft/151 ft below here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
NataliePOPP1
At a cooperative observer's station/2.8 mi away/915 ft/34 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Mount Carmel 0.2 SWPA-NM-4
In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.8 mi away/1,081 ft/200 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Pennsylvania
24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Northumberland County Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Elysburgcommunity, 2 mi
- Tharptown (Uniontown)community, 3 mi
- Shamokincity, 3 mi
- Marshalltoncommunity, 3 mi
- Edgewoodcommunity, 4 mi
- Fairview-Ferndalecommunity, 4 mi
- Ranshawcommunity, 4 mi
- Kulpmontborough, 5 mi
- Marion Heightsborough, 5 mi
- Strongcommunity, 7 mi
- Atlascommunity, 7 mi
- Snydertownborough, 7 mi
Airports near Northumberland County Airport
- Schuylkill County Joe Zerbey AirportZER, 13 mi
- Penn Valley AirportSEG, 16 mi
- Muir Army Air Field (Fort Indiantown Gap) AirportMUI, 28 mi
- Hazleton Municipal AirportHZL, 31 mi
- Williamsport Regional AirportIPT, 34 mi
- Jake Arner Memorial Airport22N, 41 mi
- Reading Regional Airport (Carl A Spaatz Field)RDG, 44 mi
- Capital City AirportCXY, 46 mi