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Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania

Borough in Wyoming County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Tunkhannock

Index 36, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Scranton and Wilkes-Barre (PA), 18 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good18.2 mi
  • Ozone31Good34 ppb18.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 42 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 Tunkhannock

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

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

How far you can see at Tunkhannock, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 mile Fri 4 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Tunkhannock, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Tunkhannock 1.2 EPA-WY-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/689 ft/32 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.5 mi from Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 12,000 feet, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AVP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

73.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton: temperature 73.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; 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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.6 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 73.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AVP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, 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 STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilkes-Barre/Scranton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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

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