Storm Station
Ballenger Creek, Maryland
63°
Overcast· Feels like 63°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ballenger Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-70 W of I-270MD153

Beside a road/1.3 mi away/351 ft/53 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank253of 402

Frederick Muni AptFDK

At an airfield/4.0 mi away/302 ft/4 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank351of 402

Antietam National BattlefieldANBM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.3 mi away/476 ft/178 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank70of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Frederick 1.3 SMD-FR-49

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/326 ft/28 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Damascus 3 SSWDMAM2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.4 mi away/676 ft/378 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Frederick Muni Apt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.0 mi from Ballenger Creek. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,900 ft, broken at 10,000 ft, broken at 13,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Frederick Muni Apt, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 13,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FDKFIG. A THE SKY OVER FREDERICK MUNI APTSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 13,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFrederick Muni Apt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FDKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FDK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Frederick Muni Apt: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FDKFIG. B THE AIR AT FREDERICK MUNI APTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,900 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEFrederick Muni Apt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FDKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FDK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Frederick Muni Apt, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FDKFIG. C THE WIND AT FREDERICK MUNI APTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFrederick Muni Apt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FDKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FDK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Damascus 3 SSW (DMAM2), 13.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maryland

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

Near Ballenger Creek

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