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Turners Falls, Massachusetts

Community in Franklin County, Massachusetts

Air quality

The air at Turners Falls

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Franklin (MA), 2 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good1.9 mi
  • Ozone22Good23 ppb1.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Tue Oct 20, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Turners Falls

0.62 in in the last 24 hours, 0.64 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.62in
Last 3 days
0.64in

Visibility

How far you can see at Turners Falls, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 9 PM.

SatSun

On the radar over Turners Falls, MassachusettsReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Turners Falls, 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

Orange (ASOS)ORE

At an airfield/13.8 mi away/538 ft/219 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 747

Tully LakeATLM3

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.0 mi away/646 ft/327 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank282of 747

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Orange (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.8 mi from Turners Falls, Massachusetts. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:52 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Orange (ASOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OREFIG. A THE SKY OVER ORANGE (ASOS)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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOrange (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ORETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ORE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Orange (ASOS): temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OREFIG. B THE AIR AT ORANGE (ASOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.0 FTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 57.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEOrange (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ORE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Orange (ASOS), north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OREFIG. C THE WIND AT ORANGE (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOrange (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ORE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Orange (ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Water Treatment Plant (GRFM3), 3.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:06. measured daily

Elsewhere in Massachusetts

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

Near Turners Falls

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

Near Turners Falls

River and lake gauges