Storm Station
Fort Washington, Maryland
63°
Overcast· Feels like 63°·Light breeze 8 mph NNW
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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87%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fort Washington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-95/495 at I-295MD062

Beside a road/4.4 mi away/33 ft/18 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank190of 404

Andrews AFBADW

At an airfield/9.0 mi away/282 ft/231 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank310of 404

CedarvilleCVLM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.2 mi away/233 ft/182 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank23of 404

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/21.2 mi away/105 ft/54 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Fort Washington 1.3 SSWMD-PG-91

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/31 ft/20 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Bristol/Jug Bay Met SensorsBSLM2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.2 mi away/-20 ft/71 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Andrews AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.0 mi from Fort Washington. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,000 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Andrews AFB, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAndrews 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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

60.4 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Andrews AFB: temperature 60.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.4 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 6.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 west northwest (300 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Andrews AFB, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 9 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 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 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 Fort Washington

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