Storm Station
Palmer Town, Massachusetts
57°
Light rain· Feels like 57°·Moderate breeze 18 mph NE
Rain showers likely before 11am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 61. Northeast wind 16 to 21 mph, with gusts as high as 39 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Palmer Town, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Chicopee/WestoverCEF

At an airfield/10.4 mi away/246 ft/208 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank185of 197

FiskdaleFSKM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.0 mi away/643 ft/189 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank55of 197

Route 116 NotchMA041

Beside a road/13.5 mi away/363 ft/91 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank143of 197

measured daily2 instruments

Palmer 0.8 SWMA-HD-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/325 ft/129 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Winsor Dam-Quabbin RsvrBCNM3

At a dam/7.6 mi away/505 ft/51 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chicopee/Westover, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.4 mi from Palmer Town. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,500 ft, overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

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 2,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONOVC 2,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChicopee/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

60.6 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Chicopee/Westover: temperature 60.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 60.6 FDEW POINT 55.4 FSPREAD 5.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 northeast (40 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chicopee/Westover, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG 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 Winsor Dam-Quabbin Rsvr (BCNM3), 7.6 miles from here, read 24 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Massachusetts

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Near Palmer Town

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