Storm Station
Betterton, Maryland
60°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Moderate breeze 17 mph N
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. North wind around 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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84%Humidity
89%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Betterton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Phillips AAF/AberdnAPG

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/59 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

MD-213 at SassafrasMD039

Beside a road/9.7 mi away/13 ft/40 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank335of 402

Susquehanna RAWSSSQM2

A remote fire weather station/17.3 mi away/338 ft/285 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank31of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Worton 3.9 NWMD-KN-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/49 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ConowingoCNWM2

At a cooperative observer's station/20.2 mi away/23 ft/30 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at MD-213 at Sassafras, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.7 mi from Betterton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:39 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

58.8 F with a dew point of 58.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at MD-213 at Sassafras: temperature 58.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MD039FIG. B THE AIR AT MD-213 AT SASSAFRASTHE 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 GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.8 F, 58.8 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 POINTTITLEMD-213 at Sassafras, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS MD039TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MD039-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (322 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at MD-213 at Sassafras, north up: blowing from 322 degrees, the northwest, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MD039FIG. C THE WIND AT MD-213 AT SASSAFRASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 322°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMD-213 at Sassafras, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS MD039TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MD039-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 13 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F; it reports 58.8 F, 0.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where MD-213 at Sassafras stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 13 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MD039FIG. D WHERE MD-213 AT SASSAFRAS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREMD-213 AT SASSAFRAS0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT13 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED58.8 FTITLEMD-213 at Sassafras, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS MD039TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MD039-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of MD-213 at Sassafras, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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