Storm Station
Northampton, Massachusetts
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Moderate breeze 16 mph NNE
Rain showers before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Northeast wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 36 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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-Air quality
83%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Northampton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Easthampton I-91MA040

Beside a road/3.2 mi away/174 ft/31 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank142of 197

Chicopee/WestoverCEF

At an airfield/10.7 mi away/246 ft/41 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank191of 197

Westfield RiverCSTM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.3 mi away/522 ft/317 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank21of 197

measured daily2 instruments

Northampton 1.6 EMA-HS-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/193 ft/12 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AmherstAHRM3

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/154 ft/51 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chicopee/Westover, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Northampton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,500 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Chicopee/Westover, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CEFFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICOPEE/WESTOVERSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONOVC 2,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEChicopee/Westover, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CEFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CEF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 54.3 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Chicopee/Westover: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.3, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CEFFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICOPEE/WESTOVERTHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 54.3 FSPREAD 4.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEChicopee/Westover, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CEFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CEF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 23 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chicopee/Westover, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 23 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CEFFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICOPEE/WESTOVERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChicopee/Westover, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CEFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CEF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Amherst (AHRM3), 7.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Massachusetts

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

Near Northampton

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