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Drum Point, Maryland

Community in Calvert County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Drum Point

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Southern Maryland (MD), 19 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-23.7 mi
  • Ozone20Good18 ppb17.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb23.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Drum Point

0.40 in in the last 24 hours, 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.40in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Drum Point, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 7 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Drum Point, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Lusby 1.4 SEMD-CV-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/114 ft/87 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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SolomonsSOLM2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.6 mi away/20 ft/7 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Patuxent River NAS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.2 mi from Drum Point, Maryland. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 7:19 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,200 ft, broken at 2,900 ft, overcast at 3,800 ft; the ceiling is 2,900 ft; visibility 2.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Patuxent River NAS, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, the ceiling at 2,900 feet, and visibility of 2.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NHKFIG. A THE SKY OVER PATUXENT RIVER NASSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2.5 MI0510TITLEPatuxent River NAS, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NHKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NHK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Patuxent River NAS: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NHKFIG. B THE AIR AT PATUXENT RIVER NASTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEPatuxent River NAS, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NHKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NHK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Patuxent River NAS, north up: blowing from 340 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 NHKFIG. C THE WIND AT PATUXENT RIVER NASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPatuxent River NAS, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NHKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NHK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Maryland

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Near Drum Point

River and lake gauges