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Vail, Pennsylvania

Community in Blair County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Vail

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Altoona (PA), 16 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good15.9 mi
  • Ozone20Good16 ppb15.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Vail

0.17 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.17in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

How far you can see at Vail, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 2 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Vail, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

TyroneTYRP1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/909 ft/118 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at State College, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.6 mi from Vail, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over State College, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UNVFIG. A THE SKY OVER STATE COLLEGESECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONFEW 2,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEState College, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UNVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UNV-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 53.6 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at State College: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UNVFIG. B THE AIR AT STATE COLLEGETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEState College, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UNVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UNV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at State College, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 13 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 UNVFIG. C THE WIND AT STATE COLLEGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEState College, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UNVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UNV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of State College, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Pennsylvania

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

Near Vail

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