Storm Station
Mechanicsville, Maryland
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 8 mph NNW
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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100%Humidity
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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mechanicsville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MD 231 at Patuxent RiverMD087

Beside a road/6.8 mi away/7 ft/155 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank349of 402

Leonardtown2W6

At an airfield/12.7 mi away/142 ft/20 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 402

CedarvilleCVLM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.1 mi away/233 ft/71 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank22of 402

measured daily2 instruments

MechanicsvilleMECM2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.0 mi away/135 ft/27 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Mechanicsville 3.8 NMD-SM-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/120 ft/42 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Leonardtown, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.7 mi from Mechanicsville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Leonardtown, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2W6FIG. A THE SKY OVER LEONARDTOWNSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELeonardtown, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 2W6TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-2W6-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.5 F with a dew point of 58.5 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Leonardtown: temperature 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.5, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2W6FIG. B THE AIR AT LEONARDTOWNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.5 F, 58.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLELeonardtown, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 2W6TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-2W6-2DRAWN 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 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Leonardtown, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2W6FIG. C THE WIND AT LEONARDTOWNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELeonardtown, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 2W6TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-2W6-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Maryland

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Near Mechanicsville

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