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Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania

Borough in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Ford Cliff

Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Indiana County (PA), 23 miles off.

51Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate4.2 mi
  • Ozone35Good30 ppb4.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ford Cliff

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ford Cliff, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 9 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ford Cliff, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Butler Co. (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.7 mi from Ford Cliff, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:44 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,300 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 2 mi.

Section of the sky over Butler Co. (AWOS), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 2 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTPFIG. A THE SKY OVER BUTLER CO. (AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2 MI0510TITLEButler Co. (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BTPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BTP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Butler Co. (AWOS): temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTPFIG. B THE AIR AT BUTLER CO. (AWOS)THE 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 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.4 F, 64.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEButler Co. (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BTPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BTP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Butler Co. (AWOS), north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BTPFIG. C THE WIND AT BUTLER CO. (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEButler Co. (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BTPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BTP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Butler Co. (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Crooked Creek Lake (FDCP1), 3.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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Near Ford Cliff

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Ford Cliff

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