Storm Station
Capitol Heights, Maryland
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NNW
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Capitol Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-495 @ MD-4MD054

Beside a road/3.8 mi away/148 ft/56 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank199of 402

Andrews AFBADW

At an airfield/5.3 mi away/282 ft/78 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank317of 402

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/10.1 mi away/105 ft/99 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Forestville 0.5 EMD-PG-65

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/268 ft/64 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BeltsvilleBTVM2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.8 mi away/138 ft/66 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Andrews AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.3 mi from Capitol Heights. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,600 ft, overcast at 4,800 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Andrews AFB, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADWFIG. A THE SKY OVER ANDREWS AFBSECTION, 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 4,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEAndrews AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ADWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ADW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Andrews AFB: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADWFIG. B THE AIR AT ANDREWS AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEAndrews AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ADWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ADW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Andrews AFB, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north 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 ADWFIG. C THE WIND AT ANDREWS AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAndrews AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ADWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ADW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Andrews AFB, 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 Capitol Heights

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