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Zion, Pennsylvania

Community in Centre County, Pennsylvania

Air quality

The air at Zion

Index 15, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, State College (PA), 12 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good12.3 mi
  • Ozone15Good14 ppb12.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Zion

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Zion, the next 46 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 4 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Zion, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

MillheimMLLP1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.2 mi away/1,102 ft/67 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at State College, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Zion, Pennsylvania. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over State College, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 600 feet, the ceiling at 600 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, 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

57.2 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at State College: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 57.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at State College, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 6 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 UNVFIG. C THE WIND AT STATE COLLEGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG 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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