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Old Orchard, Pennsylvania

Community in Northampton County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Old Orchard

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lehigh Valley (PA), 18 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good4.8 mi
  • Ozone21Good23 ppb4.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5 ppb20.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb20.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Old Orchard

0.36 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.36in
Last 3 days
0.36in

Visibility

How far you can see at Old Orchard, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Old Orchard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Easton 2.3 WPA-NH-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/420 ft/20 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SpringtownSPRP1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/797 ft/397 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Allentown-Bethlehem, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.0 mi from Old Orchard, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Allentown-Bethlehem, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABEFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEMSECTION, 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 SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAllentown-Bethlehem, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ABETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ABE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Allentown-Bethlehem: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABEFIG. B THE AIR AT ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEAllentown-Bethlehem, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ABE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Allentown-Bethlehem, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABEFIG. C THE WIND AT ALLENTOWN-BETHLEHEMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAllentown-Bethlehem, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ABETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ABE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Allentown-Bethlehem, 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 Old Orchard

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