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Smethport, Pennsylvania

Borough in McKean County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Smethport

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Western New York Region (NY), 67 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good-
  • Ozone20Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Smethport

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.03in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 2 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Smethport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Smethport 0.5 NWPA-MC-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,628 ft/138 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Clermont 1 NWCLMP1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/2,149 ft/659 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bradford Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.1 mi from Smethport, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:31 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 400 ft; the ceiling is 400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bradford Regional, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 400 feet, the ceiling at 400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFDFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRADFORD REGIONALSECTION, 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 400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBradford Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BFDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 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 400 ft.

Chart of the air at Bradford Regional: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 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 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFDFIG. B THE AIR AT BRADFORD REGIONALTHE 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 57.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 58.0 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 POINTTITLEBradford Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bradford Regional, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFDFIG. C THE WIND AT BRADFORD REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBradford Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bradford Regional, 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 Smethport

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

Near Smethport

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