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Bier, Maryland

Community in Allegany County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Bier

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Western Maryland (MD), 6 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good-
  • Ozone23Good21 ppb13.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.8 ppb13.1 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb13.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bier

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bier, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bier, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CumberlandCBE

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/775 ft/27 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank123of 742

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Cumberland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Bier, Maryland. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,400 ft, scattered at 4,500 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cumberland, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBEFIG. A THE SKY OVER CUMBERLANDSECTION, 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 SKYSCT 4,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECumberland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CBETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CBE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

53.4 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Cumberland: temperature 53.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBEFIG. B THE AIR AT CUMBERLANDTHE 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 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,400 FTTEMPERATURE 53.4 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 7.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLECumberland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CBE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cumberland, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBEFIG. C THE WIND AT CUMBERLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECumberland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CBE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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