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West Chester, Pennsylvania

Borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at West Chester

Index 16, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Wilmington Area (DE), 16 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good12.4 mi
  • Ozone12Good12 ppb10.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good15.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb14 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at West Chester

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at West Chester, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 7 miles Fri 10 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest West Chester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

PhoenixvillePHXP1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.3 mi away/154 ft/297 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at West Chester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.5 mi from West Chester, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 1.25 mi.

Section of the sky over West Chester, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 1.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OQNFIG. A THE SKY OVER WEST CHESTERSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.25 MI0510TITLEWest Chester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OQNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OQN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at West Chester: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OQNFIG. B THE AIR AT WEST CHESTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 60.8 F, 59.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEWest Chester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OQNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OQN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at West Chester, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OQNFIG. C THE WIND AT WEST CHESTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWest Chester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OQNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OQN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of West Chester, 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.

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

Near West Chester

River and lake gauges