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New Columbia, Pennsylvania

Community in Union County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at New Columbia

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Williamsport (PA), 15 miles off.

17Good
  • Ozone17Good18 ppb14.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at New Columbia

0.20 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.20in
Last 3 days
0.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at New Columbia, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 6 miles Fri 4 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest New Columbia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Milton 2.0 SPA-NM-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/473 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank64of 1,383

LewisburgLBGP1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/472 ft/3 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank107of 1,383

Station report

The weather at Williamsport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.4 mi from New Columbia, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Williamsport, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IPTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILLIAMSPORTSECTION, 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 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWilliamsport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IPTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IPT-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 56.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Williamsport: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IPTFIG. B THE AIR AT WILLIAMSPORTTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEWilliamsport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IPTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IPT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Williamsport, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IPTFIG. C THE WIND AT WILLIAMSPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilliamsport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IPTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IPT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Lewisburg (LBGP1), 6.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near New Columbia

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

Near New Columbia

River and lake gauges