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South Montrose, Pennsylvania

Community in Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at South Montrose

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre (PA), 33 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone23Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at South Montrose

None in the last 24 hours; 0.73 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.73in

Visibility

How far you can see at South Montrose, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest South Montrose, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Montrose 3.4 SSEPA-SS-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/1,328 ft/346 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 33.1 mi from South Montrose, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 7:54 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 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 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 AVPFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AVP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: temperature 39.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVPFIG. B THE AIR AT WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.7 FTEMPERATURE 39.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AVP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVPFIG. C THE WIND AT WILKES-BARRE/SCRANTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AVP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, 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 South Montrose

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

Near South Montrose

River and lake gauges