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Oakland, Pennsylvania

Community in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Oakland

Index 40, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Johnstown (PA), 2 miles off.

40Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)40Good1.5 mi
  • Ozone27Good36 ppb1.5 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Oakland

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.33 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.33in

Visibility

How far you can see at Oakland, the next 43 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Oakland, 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 now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Johnstown 3.1 SEPA-CM-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/1,806 ft/157 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Windber 7SEWNBP1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.4 mi away/2,615 ft/966 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, 2.9 mi from Oakland, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:13 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 800 ft, broken at 1,600 ft, overcast at 3,000 ft; the ceiling is 800 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Johnstown/Cambria, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, the ceiling at 800 feet, and visibility of 7 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 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

61.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 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 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Johnstown/Cambria: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 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 800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 61.0 F, 59.0 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 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 west (280 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Johnstown/Cambria, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR 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 Oakland

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

Near Oakland

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