Storm Station
Shaft, Maryland
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 8 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
75%Humidity
77%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Shaft, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-68 at Md 55MD035

Beside a road/2.2 mi away/1,594 ft/309 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank200of 402

CumberlandCBE

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/775 ft/1,128 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 402

Green RidgeGRDM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.5 mi away/1,106 ft/797 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank21of 402

measured daily2 instruments

FrostburgFRSM2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.7 mi away/2,182 ft/279 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Cumberland 7.2 SWMD-AL-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/1,249 ft/654 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Cumberland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Shaft. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,000 ft, scattered at 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cumberland, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBEFIG. A THE SKY OVER CUMBERLANDSECTION, 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 FTSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECumberland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CBETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CBE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

61.3 F with a dew point of 46.2 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Cumberland: temperature 61.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.2, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBEFIG. B THE AIR AT CUMBERLANDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 61.3 FDEW POINT 46.2 FSPREAD 15.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 POINTTITLECumberland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CBE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cumberland, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 CBEFIG. C THE WIND AT CUMBERLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECumberland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CBE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cumberland, 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 Shaft

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