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Sykesville, Pennsylvania

Borough in Jefferson County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Sykesville

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Indiana County (PA), 29 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone23Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 PM.

SunMon

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sykesville

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.64 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.64in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 PM.

SunMon

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sykesville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Reynoldsville 0.9 SEPA-JF-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/1,373 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Dubois 2SDJBP1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/1,614 ft/252 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,245of 1,397

Station report

The weather at Du Bois (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Sykesville, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:53 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 Du Bois (AWOS), 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 DUJFIG. A THE SKY OVER DU BOIS (AWOS)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 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 MORE0510TITLEDu Bois (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DUJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-18IDSR-DUJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

37.0 F with a dew point of 23.0 F, 57 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Du Bois (AWOS): temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.0, 57 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DUJFIG. B THE AIR AT DU BOIS (AWOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 20.1 FTEMPERATURE 37.0 FDEW POINT 23.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 57 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 POINTTITLEDu Bois (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DUJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-18IDSR-DUJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Du Bois (AWOS), north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 5 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 DUJFIG. C THE WIND AT DU BOIS (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDu Bois (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DUJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-18IDSR-DUJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Du Bois (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Dubois 2S (DJBP1), 4.6 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 Sykesville

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

Near Sykesville

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