Storm Station
Essex, Maryland
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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96%Humidity
93%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Essex, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Baltimore/MartinMTN

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/23 ft/12 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank354of 402

MD-43 at MD-150MD063

Beside a road/2.8 mi away/23 ft/12 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank348of 402

Nepp Site At ReisterstownRSTM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.8 mi away/0 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/29.2 mi away/105 ft/94 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Dundalk 0.7 WSWMD-BL-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/49 ft/38 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CylburCYLM2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/295 ft/284 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Baltimore/Martin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.4 mi from Essex. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:45 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Baltimore/Martin, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTNFIG. A THE SKY OVER BALTIMORE/MARTINSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBaltimore/Martin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MTNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Baltimore/Martin: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTNFIG. B THE AIR AT BALTIMORE/MARTINTHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 55.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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/Martin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MTNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Baltimore/Martin, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north 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 MTNFIG. C THE WIND AT BALTIMORE/MARTINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBaltimore/Martin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MTNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Baltimore/Martin, 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 Essex

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