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Sharpes, Florida

Community in Brevard County, Florida

Air quality

The air at Sharpes

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Melbourne (FL), 11 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone29Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sharpes

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sharpes, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 3 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Sharpes, FloridaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sharpes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Cocoa 5.0 NFL-BV-179

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/23 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank73of 2,338

Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW0175, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.9 mi from Sharpes, Florida. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the east (92 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 4 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW0175, north up: blowing from 92 degrees, the east, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 4; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0175FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW0175PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 92°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW0175, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0175TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW0175-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.92 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.07 inHg means its barometer reads 30.07 inHg; it reports 78.0 F, 19.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW0175 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.92 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.07 and the station pressure it means, 30.07.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0175FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW0175 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW01750 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1 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 HERE29.92 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.07 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.07 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED78.0 FTITLECitizen station FW0175, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0175TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW0175-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 28.46 N, and the day is 11 h 20 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW0175, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 85 at the June solstice, 62 at the equinoxes and 38 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 20 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW0175FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW0175ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 85°EQUINOXES 62°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 38°OCT 16, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 20 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 28.46 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW0175, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW0175TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW0175-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW0175, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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