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Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

Community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Elkins Park

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Philadelphia (PA), 9 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good9.7 mi
  • Ozone22Good20 ppb9.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb10.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb10.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm10.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 20, good.

Smoke, the next 44 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 Elkins Park

None in the last 24 hours; 0.01 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.01in

Visibility

How far you can see at Elkins Park, the next 44 hours

Fog: visibility falls to 0.8 miles Fri 7 PM, under a mile for 1 hour.

FriSat

On the radar over Elkins Park, PennsylvaniaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Elkins Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Avondale 2 N03761

At a climate reference station/38.0 mi away/400 ft/245 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank759of 1,383

measured daily2 instruments

Jenkintown 1.3 SSEPA-MT-139

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/180 ft/25 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Willow GroveWGVP1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/312 ft/157 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank102of 1,383

Station report

The weather at Philadelphia NE, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.0 mi from Elkins Park, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:54 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 Philadelphia NE, 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 PNEFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHILADELPHIA NESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPhiladelphia NE, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PNETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PNE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Philadelphia NE: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PNEFIG. B THE AIR AT PHILADELPHIA NETHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,700 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEPhiladelphia NE, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PNETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PNE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Philadelphia NE, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PNEFIG. C THE WIND AT PHILADELPHIA NEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhiladelphia NE, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PNETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PNE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Willow Grove (WGVP1), 4.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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Near Elkins Park

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Near Elkins Park

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