Storm Station
Fort Ritchie, Maryland
56°
Overcast· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 8 mph N
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 59. Northwest wind around 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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86%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fort Ritchie, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MD-64 at MD-418MD106

Beside a road/3.8 mi away/673 ft/694 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank328of 404

Camp DavidRSP

At an airfield/4.5 mi away/1,841 ft/474 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank317of 404

measured daily2 instruments

Smithsburg 3.1 NNEMD-WH-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/771 ft/596 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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EmmitsburgEMMM2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/367 ft/1,000 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Camp David, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.5 mi from Fort Ritchie. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:54 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 7,500 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Camp David, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER CAMP DAVIDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 7,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECamp David, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Camp David: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RSPFIG. B THE AIR AT CAMP DAVIDTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.6 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLECamp David, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 1,841 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.98 inHg and the temperature at 52.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.73 inHg means its barometer reads 27.80 inHg; it reports 55.0 F, 2.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Camp David stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,841 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.98 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.73 and the station pressure it means, 27.80.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RSPFIG. D WHERE CAMP DAVID STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECAMP DAVID6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,841 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.98 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.73 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.80 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED55.0 FTITLECamp David, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS RSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Camp David, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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