Storm Station
Silver Spring, Maryland
60° 62°/58°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 8 mph NW
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
0UV Low
26Air quality
79%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:15 AM
60feels60
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6258
38%
16mph
drizzle
Mon
Sep 28
7059
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7462
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8262
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8863
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
8965
14%
drizzle light
Sat
Oct 3
6556
26%
overcast
60°
62°58°
70°59°
74°62°
82°62°
88°63°
89°65°
65°56°

As of 4:15 AM in Silver Spring, Maryland.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Silver Spring, 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-495 I/L prior to MD 650MD128

Beside a road/1.9 mi away/135 ft/171 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank253of 402

College ParkCGS

At an airfield/5.3 mi away/48 ft/258 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 402

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/9.2 mi away/105 ft/201 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Silver Spring 1.5 SMD-MG-75

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/340 ft/34 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BeltsvilleBTVM2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/138 ft/168 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at College Park, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.3 mi from Silver Spring. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,800 ft; the ceiling is 4,800 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 4,800 feet, the ceiling at 4,800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,800 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-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at College Park: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 10.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 northwest (320 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at College Park, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 7 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 CGSFIG. C THE WIND AT COLLEGE PARKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE 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 Silver Spring

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