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Sankertown, Pennsylvania

Borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Sankertown

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Altoona (PA), 11 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good11 mi
  • Ozone13Good12 ppb11 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sankertown

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.14 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.14in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sankertown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Cresson 0.6 NEPA-CM-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/2,187 ft/138 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Altoona 3SWALTP1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/1,369 ft/680 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Johnstown/Cambria, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.6 mi from Sankertown, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Johnstown/Cambria, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 4 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 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

56.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Johnstown/Cambria: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.0 F, 56.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 south (190 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Johnstown/Cambria, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 JSTFIG. C THE WIND AT JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR 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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Altoona 3SW (ALTP1), 6.8 miles from here, read 7 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Sankertown

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

Near Sankertown

River and lake gauges