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Lorain, Pennsylvania

Borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Lorain

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Johnstown (PA), 2 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good1.1 mi
  • Ozone11Good13 ppb1.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 47, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lorain

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lorain, the next 46 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 4 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lorain, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Johnstown 3.1 SEPA-CM-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/1,806 ft/345 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Windber 7SEWNBP1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/2,615 ft/1,154 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Johnstown/Cambria, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.5 mi from Lorain, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Johnstown/Cambria, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JSTFIG. A THE SKY OVER JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEJohnstown/Cambria, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JSTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JST-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Johnstown/Cambria: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JSTFIG. B THE AIR AT JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIATHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 54.0 F, 54.0 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 POINTTITLEJohnstown/Cambria, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JSTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JST-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Johnstown/Cambria, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JSTFIG. C THE WIND AT JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJohnstown/Cambria, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JSTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JST-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Johnstown/Cambria, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Lorain

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

Near Lorain

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