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Wilcox, Pennsylvania

Community in Elk County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Wilcox

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Indiana County (PA), 65 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Wilcox

0.38 in in the last 24 hours, 0.41 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.38in
Last 3 days
0.41in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 10 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wilcox, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

St MarysOYM

At an airfield/14.7 mi away/1,900 ft/378 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Glen HazelWLXP1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/1,962 ft/440 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Johnsonburg 0.8 NWPA-EL-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.2 mi away/1,509 ft/13 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at SR219 & SR6, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.3 mi from Wilcox, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:25 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over SR219 & SR6, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PA015FIG. A THE SKY OVER SR219 & SR6SECTION, 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 STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESR219 & SR6, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS PA015TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PA015-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 47.3 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at SR219 & SR6: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.3, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PA015FIG. B THE AIR AT SR219 & SR6THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.0 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.2 F, 47.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLESR219 & SR6, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS PA015TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PA015-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (338 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 13 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at SR219 & SR6, north up: blowing from 338 degrees, the north northwest, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 13; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PA015FIG. C THE WIND AT SR219 & SR6PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 338°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESR219 & SR6, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS PA015TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PA015-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of SR219 & SR6, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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