Storm Station
Ansonia, Connecticut
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Fresh breeze 24 mph NNE
Rain showers before 2pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 15 to 26 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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87%Humidity
90%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ansonia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Oxford (AWOS)OXC

At an airfield/9.5 mi away/728 ft/617 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 128

New Haven Tweed APHVN

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.3 mi away/6 ft/105 ft below here

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measured daily2 instruments

AnsoniaANSC3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/177 ft/66 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Ansonia 1.5 ESECT-NH-86

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/370 ft/259 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Oxford (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Ansonia. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 800 ft; the ceiling is 800 ft; visibility 1.75 mi.

Section of the sky over Oxford (AWOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 800 feet, the ceiling at 800 feet, and visibility of 1.75 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OXCFIG. A THE SKY OVER OXFORD (AWOS)SECTION, 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 800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.75 MI0510TITLEOxford (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OXCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OXC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Oxford (AWOS): temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 96 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OXCFIG. B THE AIR AT OXFORD (AWOS)THE 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 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 56.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEOxford (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OXCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OXC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 24 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at Oxford (AWOS), north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 24 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OXCFIG. C THE WIND AT OXFORD (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOxford (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OXCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OXC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Oxford (AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Connecticut

20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Ansonia

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.