Storm Station
Cookstown, New Jersey
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Moderate breeze 14 mph N
Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66. North wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
82%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Cookstown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Mcguire AFBWRI

At an airfield/2.8 mi away/135 ft/43 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank235of 240

JacksonJACN4

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.4 mi away/112 ft/20 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank15of 240

measured daily2 instruments

Plumsted Twp 1.4 NWNJ-OC-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/115 ft/23 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HightstownHGTN4

At a cooperative observer's station/15.1 mi away/98 ft/6 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mcguire AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.8 mi from Cookstown. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:46 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 700 ft, overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Mcguire AFB, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WRIFIG. A THE SKY OVER MCGUIRE AFBSECTION, 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 STATIONOVC 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLEMcguire AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WRITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WRI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Mcguire AFB: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WRIFIG. B THE AIR AT MCGUIRE AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 57.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEMcguire AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WRITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WRI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mcguire AFB, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WRIFIG. C THE WIND AT MCGUIRE AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMcguire AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WRITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WRI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Hightstown (HGTN4), 15.1 miles from here, read 21 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in New Jersey

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

Near Cookstown

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