Storm Station
Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, Maryland
60°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NNW
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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78%Humidity
89%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fountainhead-Orchard Hills, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

IS 81 SB at Showalter RoadMD133

Beside a road/1.4 mi away/666 ft/21 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank199of 402

Hagerstown RegionalHGR

At an airfield/1.7 mi away/705 ft/60 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank25of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Hagerstown 4.1 NNWMD-WH-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/605 ft/40 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hagerstown Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.7 mi from Fountainhead-Orchard Hills. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hagerstown Regional, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast 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 HGRFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAGERSTOWN REGIONALSECTION, 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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 5,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHagerstown Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HGRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HGR-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

59.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Hagerstown Regional: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HGRFIG. B THE AIR AT HAGERSTOWN REGIONALTHE 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 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEHagerstown Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HGRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HGR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hagerstown Regional, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the 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 HGRFIG. C THE WIND AT HAGERSTOWN REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHagerstown Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HGRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HGR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hagerstown Regional, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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