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Sandy Ridge, Pennsylvania

Community in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Sandy Ridge

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, State College (PA), 19 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good18.5 mi
  • Ozone17Good11 ppb18.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Sandy Ridge

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sandy Ridge, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Fri 3 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sandy Ridge, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

PhilipsburgPLBP1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.3 mi away/1,719 ft/135 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank94of 1,383

Station report

The weather at Clearfield-Lawrence Apt(Was N97), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.7 mi from Sandy Ridge, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:21 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,400 ft, broken at 3,000 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Clearfield-Lawrence Apt(Was N97), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FIGFIG. A THE SKY OVER CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE APT(WAS N97)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEClearfield-Lawrence Apt(Was N97), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FIGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FIG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Clearfield-Lawrence Apt(Was N97): temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FIGFIG. B THE AIR AT CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE APT(WAS N97)THE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 57.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEClearfield-Lawrence Apt(Was N97), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FIGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FIG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Clearfield-Lawrence Apt(Was N97), north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, 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 FIGFIG. C THE WIND AT CLEARFIELD-LAWRENCE APT(WAS N97)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEClearfield-Lawrence Apt(Was N97), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FIGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FIG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Clearfield-Lawrence Apt(Was N97), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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