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Force, Pennsylvania

Community in Elk County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Force

Index 33, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, State College (PA), 46 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good9.9 mi
  • Ozone26Good24 ppb9.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Force

0.21 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.21in
Last 3 days
0.21in

Visibility

How far you can see at Force, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 5 miles Fri 3 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Force, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

St MarysOYM

At an airfield/10.6 mi away/1,900 ft/497 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

RidgwayRDWP1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.8 mi away/1,375 ft/28 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,379of 1,383

Station report

The weather at Kennedy Preserve, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.7 mi from Force, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:08 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 61.1 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Kennedy Preserve: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.1, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KYPP1FIG. B THE AIR AT KENNEDY PRESERVETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.9 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.0 F, 61.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEKennedy Preserve, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP KYPP1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KYPP1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (304 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kennedy Preserve, north up: blowing from 304 degrees, the northwest, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KYPP1FIG. C THE WIND AT KENNEDY PRESERVEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 304°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKennedy Preserve, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP KYPP1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KYPP1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,244 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.57 inHg and the temperature at 51.0 F; it reports 62.0 F, 11.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Kennedy Preserve stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,244 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.57 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KYPP1FIG. D WHERE KENNEDY PRESERVE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREKENNEDY PRESERVE8 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,244 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.57 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.0 FTITLEKennedy Preserve, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP KYPP1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KYPP1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Kennedy Preserve, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ridgway (RDWP1), 16.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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