Storm Station
Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Moderate breeze 16 mph NNW
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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96%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Chesapeake Ranch Estates, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MD-4 at PatuxentMD045

Beside a road/3.6 mi away/30 ft/39 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank240of 403

Patuxent River NASNHK

At an airfield/5.2 mi away/39 ft/30 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank309of 403

BlackwaterBLWM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.4 mi away/0 ft/69 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank61of 403

measured daily2 instruments

Lusby 1.1 EMD-CV-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/135 ft/66 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SolomonsSOLM2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.6 mi away/20 ft/49 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Patuxent River NAS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.2 mi from Chesapeake Ranch Estates. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:08 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,000 ft, broken at 3,100 ft, overcast at 3,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,100 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Patuxent River NAS, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,100 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NHKFIG. A THE SKY OVER PATUXENT RIVER NASSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEPatuxent River NAS, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NHKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NHK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Patuxent River NAS: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NHKFIG. B THE AIR AT PATUXENT RIVER NASTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 56.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEPatuxent River NAS, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NHKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NHK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Patuxent River NAS, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NHKFIG. C THE WIND AT PATUXENT RIVER NASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPatuxent River NAS, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NHKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NHK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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