Storm Station
Orchid, Florida
74°
Clear· Feels like 74°·Gentle breeze 8 mph NNE
Clear, with a low around 71. North northwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
69%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Orchid, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Valkaria AFSX26

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/31 ft/25 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank15of 1,219

measured daily2 instruments

Indian River Shores 2.4 NFL-IR-67

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/6 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Vero BeachVRBF1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/30 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Valkaria AFS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Orchid. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 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 Valkaria AFS, 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 X26FIG. A THE SKY OVER VALKARIA AFSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEValkaria AFS, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS X26TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-X26-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Valkaria AFS: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT X26FIG. B THE AIR AT VALKARIA AFSTHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.0 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.2 F, 64.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEValkaria AFS, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS X26TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-X26-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Valkaria AFS, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT X26FIG. C THE WIND AT VALKARIA AFSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEValkaria AFS, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS X26TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-X26-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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