Storm Station
North Laurel, Maryland
58°
Overcast· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 5 mph NNW
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest North Laurel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-95 at Patuxent RiverMD006

Beside a road/1.6 mi away/213 ft/41 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank346of 403

Fort MeadeFME

At an airfield/5.3 mi away/151 ft/103 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank165of 403

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/7.4 mi away/105 ft/149 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Laurel 1.9 NEMD-HW-58

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/259 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BeltsvilleBTVM2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/138 ft/116 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Meade, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.3 mi from North Laurel. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,000 ft, scattered at 7,000 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Fort Meade, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEFort 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, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Meade: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 55.4 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 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 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Meade, 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 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 AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE 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 North Laurel

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