Storm Station
Blandford, Massachusetts
53°
Light rain· Feels like 53°·Moderate breeze 19 mph NNE
Rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Cloudy, with a high near 58. Northeast wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.
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100%Humidity
90%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Blandford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SandisfieldMA025

Beside a road/10.2 mi away/784 ft/650 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank179of 197

Westfield/BarnesBAF

At an airfield/10.7 mi away/272 ft/1,162 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank10of 197

measured daily2 instruments

Russell 0.9 WMA-HD-70

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/736 ft/698 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

East OtisEOTM3

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/1,437 ft/3 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Westfield/Barnes, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Blandford. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Westfield/Barnes, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAFFIG. A THE SKY OVER WESTFIELD/BARNESSECTION, 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 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLEWestfield/Barnes, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BAFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BAF-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 55.0 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 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Westfield/Barnes: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 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 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAFFIG. B THE AIR AT WESTFIELD/BARNESTHE 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 54.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.0 F, 55.0 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 POINTTITLEWestfield/Barnes, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BAFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BAF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Westfield/Barnes, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAFFIG. C THE WIND AT WESTFIELD/BARNESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWestfield/Barnes, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BAFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BAF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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