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Inkerman, Pennsylvania

Community in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Inkerman

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre (PA), 5 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good14.2 mi
  • Ozone19Good19 ppb14.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Inkerman

0.52 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.52in
Last 3 days
0.52in

Visibility

How far you can see at Inkerman, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Inkerman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

West Pittston 0.0 SEPA-LZ-52

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/570 ft/220 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Francis E Walter DamWHNP1

At a dam/13.2 mi away/1,526 ft/736 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Inkerman, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,800 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft; the ceiling is 2,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, the ceiling at 2,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVPFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTONSECTION, 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 SKYSCT 1,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AVP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 77 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 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 77 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 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVPFIG. B THE AIR AT WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 7.0 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 POINTTITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AVP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVPFIG. C THE WIND AT WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AVP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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Near Inkerman

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