Storm Station
Sykesville, Maryland
60°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 8 mph NNW
Rain. Cloudy, with a high near 62. Northwest wind around 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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96%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sykesville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-70 at MD-32MD052

Beside a road/4.4 mi away/520 ft/15 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank179of 404

WestminsterDMW

At an airfield/16.6 mi away/789 ft/254 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 404

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/25.3 mi away/105 ft/430 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Sykesville 1.7 SSEMD-HW-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/508 ft/27 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Damascus 3 SSWDMAM2

At a cooperative observer's station/15.5 mi away/676 ft/141 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Westminster, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.6 mi from Sykesville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 5,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Westminster, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMWFIG. A THE SKY OVER WESTMINSTERSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWestminster, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DMWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DMW-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

59.0 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Westminster: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMWFIG. B THE AIR AT WESTMINSTERTHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 51.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEWestminster, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DMWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DMW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Westminster, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DMWFIG. C THE WIND AT WESTMINSTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWestminster, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DMWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DMW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Damascus 3 SSW (DMAM2), 15.5 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maryland

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Near Sykesville

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