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Shippingport, Pennsylvania

Borough in Beaver County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Shippingport

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Weirton (WV), 16 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good10.1 mi
  • Ozone18Good20 ppb5.3 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Shippingport

0.80 in in the last 24 hours, 0.94 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.80in
Last 3 days
0.94in

Visibility

How far you can see at Shippingport, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Shippingport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Industry 3.4 NWPA-BV-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/1,255 ft/524 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Beaver Falls Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Shippingport, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,900 ft, scattered at 3,500 ft, broken at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 4,200 ft.

Section of the sky over Beaver Falls Arpt, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 4,200 feet.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVIFIG. A THE SKY OVER BEAVER FALLS ARPTSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,200 FTTITLEBeaver Falls Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BVITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BVI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 33.3 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Beaver Falls Arpt: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.3, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVIFIG. B THE AIR AT BEAVER FALLS ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,900 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 33.3 FSPREAD 12.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEBeaver Falls Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BVITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BVI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Beaver Falls Arpt, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BVIFIG. C THE WIND AT BEAVER FALLS ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBeaver Falls Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BVITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BVI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Beaver Falls Arpt, 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 Shippingport

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

Near Shippingport

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