Storm Station
Alton, New Hampshire
51°
Rain· Feels like 51°·Gentle breeze 12 mph NE
Rain. Cloudy, with a low around 54. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
96%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Alton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Poorfarm BrookPOON3

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.5 mi away/518 ft/48 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank8of 155

LaconiaLCI

At an airfield/12.8 mi away/531 ft/35 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 155

Sanbornton I-93NHSBN

Beside a road/19.1 mi away/720 ft/154 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank134of 155

Durham 2 N54794

At a climate reference station/25.0 mi away/119 ft/447 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Alton 0.3 WNWNH-BK-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/560 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WolfeburroWOLN3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/555 ft/11 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Laconia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Alton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 900 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Laconia, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 900 feet, the ceiling at 900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LCIFIG. A THE SKY OVER LACONIASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELaconia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LCITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LCI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Laconia: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LCIFIG. B THE AIR AT LACONIATHE 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 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 54.0 F, 52.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLELaconia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LCITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LCI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Laconia, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, 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 LCIFIG. C THE WIND AT LACONIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELaconia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LCITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LCI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Wolfeburro (WOLN3), 9.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Hampshire

25 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Alton

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