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Wheatland, Pennsylvania

Borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Wheatland

Index 49, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Youngstown (OH), 14 miles off.

49Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)49Good1.1 mi
  • Ozone17Good23 ppb1.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)17Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 45 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 Wheatland

None in the last 24 hours; 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.07in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wheatland, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 11 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wheatland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

New CastleUCP

At an airfield/13.0 mi away/1,072 ft/146 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,383

measured daily2 instruments

PymatuningJMSP1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.5 mi away/1,017 ft/91 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at New Castle, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.0 mi from Wheatland, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:17 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,400 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New Castle, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UCPFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW CASTLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew Castle, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UCPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UCP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 83 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 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at New Castle: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 83 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 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UCPFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW CASTLETHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 71.6 FDEW POINT 66.2 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLENew Castle, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UCPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UCP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New Castle, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, 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 UCPFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW CASTLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Castle, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UCPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UCP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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