Storm Station
Kensington, Maryland
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NNW
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
97%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Kensington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-495 @ Connecticut AveMD057

Beside a road/1.4 mi away/213 ft/75 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank250of 403

College ParkCGS

At an airfield/8.7 mi away/48 ft/240 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 403

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/12.0 mi away/105 ft/183 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Kensington 0.1 WMD-MG-40

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/302 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BeltsvilleBTVM2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/138 ft/150 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at College Park, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.7 mi from Kensington. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over College Park, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CGSFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLLEGE PARKSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECollege Park, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CGSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CGS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

60.4 F with a dew point of 53.4 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at College Park: temperature 60.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.4, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CGSFIG. B THE AIR AT COLLEGE PARKTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 60.4 FDEW POINT 53.4 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLECollege Park, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CGSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CGS-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 College Park, 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 CGSFIG. C THE WIND AT COLLEGE PARKPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLECollege Park, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CGSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CGS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of College Park, 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 Kensington

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