Storm Station
Aspen Hill, Maryland
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph NNW
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Aspen Hill, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MD-200 EB at Bonifant RdMD140

Beside a road/2.8 mi away/331 ft/94 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank291of 404

GaithersburgGAI

At an airfield/7.4 mi away/539 ft/114 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 404

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/13.1 mi away/105 ft/320 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Aspen Hill 1.2 WSWMD-MG-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/335 ft/90 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BeltsvilleBTVM2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/138 ft/287 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Gaithersburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.4 mi from Aspen Hill. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 9,000 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Gaithersburg, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GAIFIG. A THE SKY OVER GAITHERSBURGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGaithersburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GAITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GAI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Gaithersburg: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GAIFIG. B THE AIR AT GAITHERSBURGTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 58.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEGaithersburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GAITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GAI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Gaithersburg, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 6 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 GAIFIG. C THE WIND AT GAITHERSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGaithersburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GAITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GAI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Maryland

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

Near Aspen Hill

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