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Rheems, Pennsylvania

Community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Rheems

Index 30, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Susquehanna Valley (PA), 13 miles off.

30Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)30Good12.3 mi
  • Ozone30Good25 ppb12.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Rheems

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.13 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.13in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rheems, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 2 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Rheems, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Mount Joy 1.6 WNWPA-LN-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/368 ft/38 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LandisvilleLDVP1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/367 ft/39 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Middletown/Olmsted, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Rheems, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,000 ft, broken at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Middletown/Olmsted, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MIDDLETOWN/OLMSTEDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMiddletown/Olmsted, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MDTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MDT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Middletown/Olmsted: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDTFIG. B THE AIR AT MIDDLETOWN/OLMSTEDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEMiddletown/Olmsted, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MDT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Middletown/Olmsted, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 MDTFIG. C THE WIND AT MIDDLETOWN/OLMSTEDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMiddletown/Olmsted, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MDT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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