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Melrose Park, Pennsylvania

Community in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Melrose Park

Index 33, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Philadelphia (PA), 8 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good3.9 mi
  • Ozone29Good24 ppb3.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good5.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide9Good10.4 ppb5.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb9.4 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm5.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Melrose Park

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.03 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.03in

Visibility

How far you can see at Melrose Park, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 4 miles Sat 3 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Melrose Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Avondale 2 N03761

At a climate reference station/37.6 mi away/400 ft/176 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank775of 1,394

measured daily2 instruments

Wyncote 1.8 SSEPA-MT-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/223 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Willow GroveWGVP1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.5 mi away/312 ft/88 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank101of 1,394

Station report

The weather at Philadelphia NE, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.1 mi from Melrose Park, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Philadelphia NE, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PNEFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHILADELPHIA NESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEPhiladelphia NE, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PNETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PNE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Philadelphia NE: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PNEFIG. B THE AIR AT PHILADELPHIA NETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 62.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 NE, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PNETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PNE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Philadelphia NE, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PNEFIG. C THE WIND AT PHILADELPHIA NEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhiladelphia NE, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PNETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PNE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Philadelphia NE, 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), 5.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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Near Melrose Park

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

Near Melrose Park

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