Storm Station
Columbia, Maryland
61°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NNW
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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96%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Columbia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US 29 NB at MD 108MD097

Beside a road/2.5 mi away/381 ft/31 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank250of 403

Baltimore - Wash IntlBWI

At an airfield/9.3 mi away/138 ft/212 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank20of 403

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/13.1 mi away/105 ft/245 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Columbia 1.9 NMD-HW-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/367 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ferndale - BWI SnowBSPM2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/118 ft/232 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Baltimore - Wash Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.3 mi from Columbia. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,200 ft, scattered at 7,000 ft, broken at 10,000 ft, overcast at 13,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Baltimore - Wash Intl, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 13,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWIFIG. A THE SKY OVER BALTIMORE - WASH INTLSECTION, 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 FTOVC 13,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEBaltimore - Wash Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BWITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BWI-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

58.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Baltimore - Wash Intl: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BWIFIG. B THE AIR AT BALTIMORE - WASH INTLTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,200 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEBaltimore - Wash Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BWI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Baltimore - Wash Intl, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 10 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 BWIFIG. C THE WIND AT BALTIMORE - WASH INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBaltimore - Wash Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BWITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BWI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Baltimore - Wash Intl, 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 Columbia

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