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Highland Beach, Maryland

Town in Anne Arundel County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Highland Beach

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Metro Baltimore (MD), 19 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Ozone19Good20 ppb16.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.9 ppb23.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb23.6 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm23.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Highland Beach

0.04 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
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at Highland Beach, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Highland Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

AnnapolisNDBC-APAM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank662of 736

AnnapolisNAK

At an airfield/4.3 mi away/4 ft/20 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 736

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/21.4 mi away/105 ft/81 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank734of 736

measured daily2 instruments

StevensvilleSTVM2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.4 mi away/-20 ft/44 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank380of 736

Station report

The weather at Annapolis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.3 mi from Highland Beach, Maryland. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,100 ft; the ceiling is 3,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Annapolis, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, the ceiling at 3,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NAKFIG. A THE SKY OVER ANNAPOLISSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAnnapolis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NAKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NAK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Annapolis: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NAKFIG. B THE AIR AT ANNAPOLISTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,100 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEAnnapolis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NAKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NAK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 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 Annapolis, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, 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 NAKFIG. C THE WIND AT ANNAPOLISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAnnapolis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NAKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NAK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Annapolis, 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 Highland Beach

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

Near Highland Beach

River and lake gauges