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Ski Gap, Pennsylvania

Community in Blair County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Ski Gap

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Altoona (PA), 15 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good15.1 mi
  • Ozone26Good29 ppb15.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ski Gap

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, 0.43 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
0.43in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ski Gap, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 5 miles Fri 5 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ski Gap, 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 now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Cresson 0.6 NEPA-CM-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.9 mi away/2,187 ft/666 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Altoona 3SWALTP1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.5 mi away/1,369 ft/152 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Altoona/Blair Co., drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.6 mi from Ski Gap, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,100 ft, broken at 3,600 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Altoona/Blair Co., height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AOOFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALTOONA/BLAIR CO.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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEAltoona/Blair Co., the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AOOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AOO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Altoona/Blair Co.: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AOOFIG. B THE AIR AT ALTOONA/BLAIR CO.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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 57.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,100 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEAltoona/Blair Co., the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AOOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AOO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 47 mph.

Plan of the wind at Altoona/Blair Co., north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 32; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AOOFIG. C THE WIND AT ALTOONA/BLAIR CO.PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAltoona/Blair Co., the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AOOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AOO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Altoona/Blair Co., in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Altoona 3SW (ALTP1), 12.5 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 Ski Gap

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

Near Ski Gap

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