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Glenside, Pennsylvania

Community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Glenside

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Philadelphia (PA), 10 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)20Good8.5 mi
  • Ozone22Good22 ppb8.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb12.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb12.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm12.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 59, moderate.

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 Glenside

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

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Glenside, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 8 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Glenside, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Avondale 2 N03761

At a climate reference station/37.5 mi away/400 ft/133 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank759of 1,383

measured daily2 instruments

Wyncote 0.3 ENEPA-MT-89

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/277 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Willow GroveWGVP1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.1 mi away/312 ft/45 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank102of 1,383

Station report

The weather at Philadelphia/Wings Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.4 mi from Glenside, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,400 ft, overcast at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Philadelphia/Wings Field, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LOMFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHILADELPHIA/WINGS FIELDSECTION, 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 3,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPhiladelphia/Wings Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LOMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LOM-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 51.8 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Philadelphia/Wings Field: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LOMFIG. B THE AIR AT PHILADELPHIA/WINGS FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 51.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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/Wings Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LOMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LOM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Philadelphia/Wings Field, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 5 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 LOMFIG. C THE WIND AT PHILADELPHIA/WINGS FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhiladelphia/Wings Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LOMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LOM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Philadelphia/Wings Field, 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), 3.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Glenside

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

Near Glenside

River and lake gauges