Storm Station
Bethel, Delaware
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 7 mph NW
Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63. Northwest wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
87%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bethel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LaurelLAUD1

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.4 mi away/26 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank21of 89

Georgetown/SussexGED

At an airfield/16.1 mi away/52 ft/29 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank88of 89

measured daily2 instruments

Seaford 3.4 SSEDE-SS-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/35 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bridgeville 3ESEBRDD1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/33 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Georgetown/Sussex, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.1 mi from Bethel. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:54 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 800 ft, overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Georgetown/Sussex, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GEDFIG. A THE SKY OVER GEORGETOWN/SUSSEXSECTION, 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 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEGeorgetown/Sussex, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GEDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GED-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 Georgetown/Sussex: 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 GEDFIG. B THE AIR AT GEORGETOWN/SUSSEXTHE 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, SCT 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 POINTTITLEGeorgetown/Sussex, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GEDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GED-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 52 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.87 inHg and the temperature at 58.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.60 inHg means its barometer reads 29.54 inHg; it reports 57.0 F, 1.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Georgetown/Sussex stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 52 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.87 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.60 and the station pressure it means, 29.54.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GEDFIG. D WHERE GEORGETOWN/SUSSEX STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREGEORGETOWN/SUSSEX0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT52 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.87 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.60 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.54 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.0 FTITLEGeorgetown/Sussex, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS GEDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GED-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Georgetown/Sussex, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bridgeville 3ESE (BRDD1), 11.0 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Delaware

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Near Bethel

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