Storm Station
Burtonsville, Maryland
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Burtonsville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-29 at Mid PatuxentMD053

Beside a road/2.5 mi away/367 ft/49 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank188of 402

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/7.2 mi away/105 ft/311 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

College ParkCGS

At an airfield/8.4 mi away/48 ft/368 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Laurel 2.5 WNWMD-PG-72

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/371 ft/45 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BeltsvilleBTVM2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/138 ft/278 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at College Park, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Burtonsville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,400 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over College Park, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CGSFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLLEGE PARKSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECollege Park, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CGSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CGS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.3 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at College Park: temperature 61.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CGSFIG. B THE AIR AT COLLEGE PARKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE 61.3 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 8.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLECollege Park, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CGSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CGS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at College Park, north up: blowing from 320 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 CGSFIG. C THE WIND AT COLLEGE PARKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECollege Park, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CGSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CGS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Maryland

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