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PENNSYLVANIA · SCHUYLKILL COUNTY

Palo Alto

977 people, 830 ft above sea level in Schuylkill County.

830 ftElevation, city center
977People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Clear 45°
Clear now Dew point 32° · WNW 16 mph · high 43°
City of Palo Alto River Interstate 2 miles
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The Palo Alto 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 Palo Alto

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 6:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Reading Regional Airport (KRDG) · 6:54 PM
Clear
45° Clear Feels like 38° · high of 43° near 7 PM
WindWNW 16 mphgusts 22
Humidity60%rising to 89% by morning
Pressure29.92 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
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. 130.06 in · 1 dry day
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Schuylkill County
NWS State College and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 7:21 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:50 AM4:48 PM ↓
9 h 57 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 27% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
20
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 27 to 36°

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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43° 32°
0% rain — WNW 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50° 30°
0% rain — NNW 12 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 28°
0% rain — NNW 8 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 29°
0% rain — WNW 5 A
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
61° 30°
0% rain — W 3 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 34°
0% rain — SW 5 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 36°
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 Palo Alto about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,570 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 Palo Alto stands on

Palo Alto’s center stands about 830 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 620 ft to 1,400 ft, a difference of 780 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bears Head, about 2,090 ft, 12 miles north-northeast.

The section below crosses 13 rock units mapped at the surface.

Upper Tulpehocken to Brandonville, cut in half

A section south to north, 24 miles through the town center
500 ft1,000 ft1,500 ft PALO ALTO830 ftLake Wynonah660 ftSchuylkill Haven590 ftNorth Manheim1,390 ftLocust Mountain1,880 ft ← S · Upper TulpehockenBrandonville · 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

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.

Hamilton Group

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

Mauch Chunk Formation

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

Shawangunk Formation

Sandstone, conglomerate. Age: Silurian, 422 to 445 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Long Run Member of Catskill Formation

Sandstone, 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. 7 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 Palo Alto’s rain goes

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

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Palo Alto≈ 180 mi · Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF PALO ALTO ≈ 180 mi to Delaware Bay and the Atlantic Ocean Schuylkill → Delaware

120 miles of the trip are on the Schuylkill.

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

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Palo Alto on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Reading PA · 27 MI 27 miles southeast Allentown PA · 37 MI 37 miles east Philadelphia PA · 72 MI 72 miles southeast Baltimore MD · 99 MI 99 miles south New York NY · 117 MI 117 miles east Washington DC · 131 MI 131 miles south
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PENNSYLVANIA · SCHUYLKILL

Palo Alto

977 people, 830 ft above sea level in Schuylkill County.

830 ftElevation
977People
1 sq miLand
Clear 45°
ClearDew point 32°
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Today in Palo Alto

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy night 43° 2%
10p partly cloudy night 41° 2%
1a mostly clear night 38° 1%
4a mostly clear night 35° 0%
7a mostly sunny 34° 0%
10a mostly sunny 47° 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 Palo Alto stands on

Palo Alto’s center stands about 830 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 620 ft to 1,400 ft, a difference of 780 ft: hilly country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Bears Head, about 2,090 ft, 12 miles north-northeast.

Palo Alto, south to north Palo Alto830 ft ← SN → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 27×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center830 ft
Within 3 miles620 to 1,400 ft
Lie of the landHilly (780 ft of relief)
High point nearbyBears Head, 2,090 ft, 12 mi north-northeast
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Where the rain goes

≈ 180 mito the AtlanticSchuylkill → Delaware

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

120 miles of the trip are on the Schuylkill.