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Ben Avon, Pennsylvania

Borough in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Ben Avon

Index 49, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Pittsburgh (PA), 14 miles off.

49Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)49Good18.4 mi
  • Ozone15Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ben Avon

None in the last 24 hours; 0.54 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.54in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ben Avon, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 12 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Ben Avon, PennsylvaniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ben Avon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Emsworth 0.7 NNEPA-AL-77

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/905 ft/44 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Pittsburgh INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Ben Avon, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:25 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,100 ft, broken at 3,800 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Pittsburgh INTL, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PITFIG. A THE SKY OVER PITTSBURGH INTLSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,100 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPittsburgh INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PITTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PIT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Pittsburgh INTL: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PITFIG. B THE AIR AT PITTSBURGH INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,100 FTTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 68.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEPittsburgh INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PITTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PIT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pittsburgh INTL, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 10 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 PITFIG. C THE WIND AT PITTSBURGH INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPittsburgh INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PITTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PIT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Pittsburgh INTL, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Emsworth Dam (EMSP1), 0.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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