Storm Station
Benson, Vermont
61°
Light rain· Feels like 61°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNE
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 53. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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78%Humidity
90%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Benson, 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 now3 instruments

RT 22A Fairhaven VtVT027

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/471 ft/31 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Rutland State(AWOS)RUT

At an airfield/21.9 mi away/787 ft/347 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 114

DanbyDBYV1

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.3 mi away/922 ft/482 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank22of 114

measured daily2 instruments

Benson 0.4 NWVT-RT-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/556 ft/116 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ChittendenCHTV1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.5 mi away/1,163 ft/723 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rutland State(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.9 mi from Benson. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,800 ft; the ceiling is 3,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rutland State(AWOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, the ceiling at 3,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUTFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUTLAND STATE(AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERutland State(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RUTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RUT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Rutland State(AWOS): temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUTFIG. B THE AIR AT RUTLAND STATE(AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,800 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 15.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 POINTTITLERutland State(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RUT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rutland State(AWOS), north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUTFIG. C THE WIND AT RUTLAND STATE(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERutland State(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RUT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rutland State(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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