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Algonquin, Maryland

Community in Dorchester County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Algonquin

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lower Eastern Shore (MD), 9 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone20Good20 ppb2.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb2.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 54, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Algonquin

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.03in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 1 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Algonquin, MarylandReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Algonquin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CambridgeNDBC-CAMM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank680of 736

CambridgeCGE

At an airfield/4.7 mi away/19 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank73of 736

measured daily2 instruments

Cambridge 1.8 NNWMD-DR-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/15 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Royal Oak 2SSWROYM2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.3 mi away/5 ft/8 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Cambridge, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Algonquin, Maryland. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,700 ft, broken at 4,900 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,900 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Cambridge, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,900 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CGEFIG. A THE SKY OVER CAMBRIDGESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLECambridge, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CGETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CGE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 59.0 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 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Cambridge: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 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 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CGEFIG. B THE AIR AT CAMBRIDGETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 60.8 F, 59.0 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 POINTTITLECambridge, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CGETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CGE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Cambridge, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CGEFIG. C THE WIND AT CAMBRIDGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECambridge, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CGETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CGE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Maryland

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

Near Algonquin

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

Near Algonquin

River and lake gauges