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PENNSYLVANIA · SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

Cumbola

371 people, 870 ft above sea level in Schuylkill County.

870 ftElevation, city center
371People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Clear 37°
Clear now Dew point 32° · WNW 13 mph · high 42°
City of Cumbola River Interstate 2 miles
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The Cumbola 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 Cumbola

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Schuylkill County/Joe Zerbey Airport (KZER) · 5:35 PM
Clear
37° Clear Feels like 29° · high of 42° near 5 PM
WindWNW 13 mphgusts 20
Humidity81%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure29.87 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 5:47 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: 38° 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 Cumbola about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Canadian Prairies three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,260 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; 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 Cumbola stands on

Cumbola’s center stands about 870 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 650 ft to 1,570 ft, a difference of 920 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bears Head, about 2,090 ft, 10 miles north-northeast.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Llewellyn Formation (sandstone), from the Carboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old.

The section below crosses 12 rock units mapped at the surface.

Upper Tulpehocken to East Union, cut in half

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft CUMBOLA870 ftSouth Manheim650 ftSchuylkill Riverabout 510 ftMahanoy City1,210 ft ← S · Upper TulpehockenEast Union · N →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 13×. 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

Pottsville Formation

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 299 to 324 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.

Mauch Chunk Formation

Shale, siltstone, sandstone. Age: Carboniferous, 324 to 359 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 2 mi of the line.

Bloomsburg Formation

Shale. Age: Silurian, 422 to 445 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. 6 smaller units 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 Cumbola’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Cumbola reaches Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Schuylkill and the Delaware: about 180 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Cumbola≈ 180 mi · Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF CUMBOLA ≈ 180 mi to Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean Schuylkill → Delaware

130 miles of the trip are on the Schuylkill.

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

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Cumbola on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Reading PA · 28 MI 28 miles southeast Allentown PA · 36 MI 36 miles east Philadelphia PA · 72 MI 72 miles southeast Baltimore MD · 101 MI 101 miles south New York NY · 116 MI 116 miles east Washington DC · 133 MI 133 miles south
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PENNSYLVANIA · SCHUYLKILL

Cumbola

371 people, 870 ft above sea level in Schuylkill County.

870 ftElevation
371People
0 sq miLand
Clear 37°
ClearDew point 32°
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Today in Cumbola

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 42° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 39° 8%
11p partly cloudy night 38° 4%
2a partly cloudy night 36° 1%
5a partly cloudy night 34° 0%
8a mostly sunny 36° 0%
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 Cumbola stands on

Cumbola’s center stands about 870 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 650 ft to 1,570 ft, a difference of 920 ft: steep hill country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bears Head, about 2,090 ft, 10 miles north-northeast.

Cumbola, south to north Cumbola870 ftSchuylkill Riverabout 510 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 26×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center870 ft
Within 3 miles650 to 1,570 ft
Lie of the landSteep hill country (920 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBears Head, 2,090 ft, 10 mi north-northeast
Rock at the surfaceLlewellyn Formation
Its ageCarboniferous, 299 to 324 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 180 mito the AtlanticSchuylkill → Delaware

A raindrop that lands in Cumbola reaches Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean by way of the Schuylkill and the Delaware: about 180 river miles.

130 miles of the trip are on the Schuylkill.