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Southmont, Pennsylvania

Borough in Cambria County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Southmont

Index 43, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Johnstown (PA), 1 mile off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)43Good1.3 mi
  • Ozone28Good37 ppb1.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 44 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 Southmont

0.14 in in the last 24 hours, 0.44 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.14in
Last 3 days
0.44in

Visibility

How far you can see at Southmont, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 2 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Southmont, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Elim 0.2 NEPA-CM-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/1,663 ft/120 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

EbensburgEBNP1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.6 mi away/1,929 ft/386 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Johnstown/Cambria, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.6 mi from Southmont, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,600 ft, broken at 3,300 ft, broken at 4,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Johnstown/Cambria, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JSTFIG. A THE SKY OVER JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIASECTION, 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 4,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJohnstown/Cambria, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JSTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JST-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

73.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Johnstown/Cambria: temperature 73.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 68 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JSTFIG. B THE AIR AT JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 73.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLEJohnstown/Cambria, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JSTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JST-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Johnstown/Cambria, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JSTFIG. C THE WIND AT JOHNSTOWN/CAMBRIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJohnstown/Cambria, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JSTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JST-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Johnstown/Cambria, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ebensburg (EBNP1), 15.6 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Southmont

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

Near Southmont

River and lake gauges