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PENNSYLVANIA · SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

Altamont

624 people, 1,680 ft above sea level in Schuylkill County.

1,680 ftElevation, city center
624People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 37°
Clear now Dew point 32° · W 10 mph · high 42°
City of Altamont River Interstate 2 miles
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The Altamont plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Altamont

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) · 5:55 PM
Clear
37° Clear Feels like 30° · high of 42° near 6 PM
WindW 10 mphgusts 20
Humidity81%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure29.88 in →steady
Visibility7 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 32° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 60.15 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Schuylkill County
NWS State College and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 6:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:50 AM4:48 PM ↓
9 h 57 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
22
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 15, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 30 to 36° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 37° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
42° 33°
10% rain — WNW 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
46° 32°
10% rain — NNW 7 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50° 30°
0% rain — NNW 6 B
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
54° 32°
0% rain — WNW 1 A
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
57° 34°
0% rain — W 5 B
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 38°
0% rain — SW 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
60° 39°
0% rain — WNW 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Altamont about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,480 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from the Gulf of Alaska. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Altamont stands on

Altamont’s center stands about 1,680 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,060 ft to 1,740 ft, a difference of 680 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bears Head, about 2,090 ft, 8 miles east-northeast.

The section below crosses 7 rock units mapped at the surface.

Landingville to Beaver, cut in half

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft ALTAMONT1,680 ftSchuylkill Riverabout 580 ftNorth Manheim1,410 ftWest Mahanoy1,350 ftCatawissa Mountain1,960 ft ← S · LandingvilleBeaver · N →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 14×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Mauch Chunk Formation

Shale, siltstone, sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Llewellyn Formation

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Pocono Formation

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Pottsville Formation

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Hamilton Group

Black-shale. Age: Early Devonian to Middle Devonian, 384 to 422 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Sherman Creek Member of Catskill Formation

Siltstone, mudstone. Age: Late Devonian, 359 to 384 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 1 smaller unit along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Altamont’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Altamont reaches Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean by way of Little Mahanoy Creek, Mahanoy Creek and the Susquehanna: about 160 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Altamont≈ 160 mi · Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF ALTAMONT ≈ 160 mi to Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean Little Mahanoy Creek → Mahanoy Creek → Susquehanna

Lake on the way: Lake Aldred.

75 miles of the trip are on the Susquehanna.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Altamont; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Altamont on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Reading PA · 34 MI 34 miles southeast Wilkes-Barre PA · 37 MI 37 miles northeast Philadelphia PA · 78 MI 78 miles southeast Baltimore MD · 105 MI 105 miles south New York NY · 120 MI 120 miles east Washington DC · 137 MI 137 miles south
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PENNSYLVANIA · SCHUYLKILL

Altamont

624 people, 1,680 ft above sea level in Schuylkill County.

1,680 ftElevation
624People
1 sq miLand
Clear 37°
ClearDew point 32°
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Today in Altamont

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 42° 3%
9p mostly cloudy night 38° 8%
12a partly cloudy night 38° 2%
3a partly cloudy night 36° 1%
6a partly cloudy night 34° 0%
9a mostly sunny 40° 1%
Clear
NEXT RAINNone this week
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Altamont stands on

Altamont’s center stands about 1,680 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,060 ft to 1,740 ft, a difference of 680 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bears Head, about 2,090 ft, 8 miles east-northeast.

Altamont, south to north Altamont1,680 ftSchuylkill Riverabout 580 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 27×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,680 ft
Within 3 miles1,060 to 1,740 ft
Lie of the landHilly (680 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBears Head, 2,090 ft, 8 mi east-northeast
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Where the rain goes

≈ 160 mito the AtlanticLittle Mahanoy Creek → Mahanoy Creek → Susquehanna

A raindrop that lands in Altamont reaches Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean by way of Little Mahanoy Creek, Mahanoy Creek and the Susquehanna: about 160 river miles.

Lake on the way: Lake Aldred.

75 miles of the trip are on the Susquehanna.