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Franklin, Maryland

Community in Allegany County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Franklin

Index 10, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Western Maryland (MD), 11 miles off.

10Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good14.4 mi
  • Ozone10Good11 ppb14.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.8 ppb14.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb14.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Franklin

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Franklin, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Fri 4 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Franklin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Oakland2G4

At an airfield/16.4 mi away/2,933 ft/1,895 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank422of 736

measured daily2 instruments

Savage DamSRDM2

At a dam/4.9 mi away/1,434 ft/396 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Lonaconing 0.3 NNWMD-AL-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.0 mi away/1,562 ft/524 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Oakland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.4 mi from Franklin, Maryland. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 5,500 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Oakland, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2G4FIG. A THE SKY OVER OAKLANDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOakland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 2G4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-2G4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Oakland: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 88 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2G4FIG. B THE AIR AT OAKLANDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEOakland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 2G4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-2G4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Oakland, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 2G4FIG. C THE WIND AT OAKLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOakland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 2G4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-2G4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Oakland, 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 Franklin

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

Near Franklin

River and lake gauges