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Choptank, Maryland

Community in Caroline County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Choptank

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Lower Eastern Shore (MD), 3 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good12.1 mi
  • Ozone29Good27 ppb12.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb12.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Choptank

0.19 in in the last 24 hours, 0.21 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.19in
Last 3 days
0.21in

Visibility

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

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

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Choptank, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CambridgeNDBC-CAMM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.0 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank677of 742

EastonESN

At an airfield/10.6 mi away/72 ft/69 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank550of 742

measured daily2 instruments

Preston 3.3 NWMD-CL-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/59 ft/56 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Royal Oak 2SSWROYM2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.2 mi away/5 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Easton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.6 mi from Choptank, Maryland. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Easton, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ESNFIG. A THE SKY OVER EASTONSECTION, 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 DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEEaston, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ESNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ESN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.7 F with a dew point of 59.7 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Easton: temperature 59.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.7, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ESNFIG. B THE AIR AT EASTONTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.7 F, 59.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEEaston, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ESNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ESN-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 Easton, 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 ESNFIG. C THE WIND AT EASTONPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEEaston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ESNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-ESN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Easton, 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 Choptank

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

Near Choptank

River and lake gauges