Storm Station
Jessup, Maryland
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 8 mph NNW
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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87%Humidity
97%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Jessup, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MD-175 at MD-295MD031

Beside a road/1.6 mi away/164 ft/49 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank253of 402

Fort MeadeFME

At an airfield/4.2 mi away/151 ft/62 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank168of 402

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/9.6 mi away/105 ft/108 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Jessup 3.0 WMD-HW-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/295 ft/82 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ferndale - BWI SnowBSPM2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/118 ft/95 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Meade, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.2 mi from Jessup. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,400 ft; the ceiling is 4,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Meade, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, the ceiling at 4,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FMEFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT MEADESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Meade, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FMETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FME-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Meade: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FMEFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT MEADETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 55.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEFort Meade, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FMETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FME-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Meade, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FMEFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT MEADEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Meade, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FMETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FME-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Meade, 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 Jessup

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