Storm Station
Athol, Massachusetts
56°
Light rain· Feels like 56°·Moderate breeze 14 mph N
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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83%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Athol, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Tully LakeATLM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.3 mi away/646 ft/96 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank24of 197

Orange (ASOS)ORE

At an airfield/3.5 mi away/538 ft/12 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank11of 197

French King BridgeMA013

Beside a road/13.8 mi away/311 ft/239 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank156of 197

measured daily2 instruments

Athol 2.8 NNEMA-WR-106

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/943 ft/393 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Tully Lake/Usacoe DamTLLM3

At a dam/2.8 mi away/817 ft/267 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Orange (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.5 mi from Athol. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Orange (ASOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OREFIG. A THE SKY OVER ORANGE (ASOS)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 1,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOrange (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ORETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ORE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Orange (ASOS): temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OREFIG. B THE AIR AT ORANGE (ASOS)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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.0 F, 54.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEOrange (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ORE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Orange (ASOS), north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OREFIG. C THE WIND AT ORANGE (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOrange (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ORE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Tully Lake/Usacoe Dam (TLLM3), 2.8 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Massachusetts

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

Near Athol

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