Storm Station
Hampstead, Maryland
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Moderate breeze 14 mph NNW
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 60. Northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
92%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hampstead, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MD 140 S at Balt. Co LineMD090

Beside a road/8.0 mi away/453 ft/452 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank199of 402

WestminsterDMW

At an airfield/8.5 mi away/789 ft/116 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 402

Nepp Site At ReisterstownRSTM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/28.0 mi away/0 ft/905 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Upperco 4.2 ENEMD-BL-60

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/665 ft/240 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MillersMLLM2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/814 ft/91 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Westminster, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Hampstead. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Westminster, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMWFIG. A THE SKY OVER WESTMINSTERSECTION, 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 FTFEW 12,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWestminster, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DMWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DMW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Westminster: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMWFIG. B THE AIR AT WESTMINSTERTHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 51.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEWestminster, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DMWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DMW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Westminster, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMWFIG. C THE WIND AT WESTMINSTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWestminster, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DMWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DMW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Millers (MLLM2), 8.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maryland

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Hampstead

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