Storm Station
Cottondale, Florida
71°
Mostly clear· Feels like 71°·Calm 0 mph S
Partly cloudy, with a low around 62. Northwest wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
73%Humidity
26%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Cottondale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

MarianaMAI

At an airfield/11.7 mi away/112 ft/20 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank33of 1,219

measured daily2 instruments

Cottondale 3.9 SWFL-JK-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/147 ft/15 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ChipleyCHPF1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/151 ft/19 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mariana, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Cottondale. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mariana, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAIFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARIANASECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMariana, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MAITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MAI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mariana: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAIFIG. B THE AIR AT MARIANATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.0 FTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 60.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEMariana, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MAITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MAI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Mariana, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MAIFIG. C THE WIND AT MARIANAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMariana, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MAITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MAI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mariana, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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