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Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania

Borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Shoemakersville

Index 36, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Lehigh Valley (PA), 21 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good8.1 mi
  • Ozone21Good25 ppb8.1 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Shoemakersville

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.08 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.08in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 10 miles Fri 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Shoemakersville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Reading/Spaatz Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Shoemakersville, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Reading/Spaatz Fld, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDGFIG. A THE SKY OVER READING/SPAATZ FLDSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEReading/Spaatz Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RDGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Reading/Spaatz Fld: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 74 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDGFIG. B THE AIR AT READING/SPAATZ FLDTHE 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 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.8 FTEMPERATURE 76.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEReading/Spaatz Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RDGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Reading/Spaatz Fld, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RDGFIG. C THE WIND AT READING/SPAATZ FLDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEReading/Spaatz Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RDGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RDG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Reading/Spaatz Fld, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Blue Marsh Lake (PLVP1), 8.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Shoemakersville

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

Near Shoemakersville

River and lake gauges