Storm Station
Bay Head, New Jersey
58°
Rain· Feels like 58°·Moderate breeze 14 mph N
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Northeast wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
-UV
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90%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Bay Head, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

AT MantalokingMTLN4

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.2 mi away/3 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank201of 240

Belmar-FarmdaleBLM

At an airfield/8.7 mi away/157 ft/155 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank239of 240

measured daily2 instruments

Point Pleasant Beach 0.5 SWNJ-OC-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/13 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ManasquanMSQN4

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/26 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Belmar-Farmdale, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.7 mi from Bay Head. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:56 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Belmar-Farmdale, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 600 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BLMFIG. A THE SKY OVER BELMAR-FARMDALESECTION, 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 600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEBelmar-Farmdale, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BLMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 30 mph, gusting 40 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 45 mph.

Plan of the wind at Belmar-Farmdale, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 30 miles an hour, gusting 40; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BLMFIG. C THE WIND AT BELMAR-FARMDALEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 40 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBelmar-Farmdale, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 157 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.75 inHg and the temperature at 58.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.45 inHg means its barometer reads 29.28 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Belmar-Farmdale stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 157 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.75 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.45 and the station pressure it means, 29.28.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BLMFIG. D WHERE BELMAR-FARMDALE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREBELMAR-FARMDALE1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT157 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.75 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.45 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.28 inHgTITLEBelmar-Farmdale, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Belmar-Farmdale, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Manasquan (MSQN4), 4.2 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Jersey

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

Near Bay Head

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