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Powellville, Maryland

Community in Wicomico County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Powellville

Index 49, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Sussex County (DE), 26 miles off.

49Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)49Good-
  • Ozone31Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Powellville

0.69 in in the last 24 hours, 0.90 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.69in
Last 3 days
0.90in

Visibility

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

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 12 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Powellville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Snow HillSNHM2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/56 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Salisbury Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.2 mi from Powellville, Maryland. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Salisbury Regional, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBYFIG. A THE SKY OVER SALISBURY REGIONALSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESalisbury Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SBYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SBY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Salisbury Regional: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBYFIG. B THE AIR AT SALISBURY REGIONALTHE 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 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.8 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 68.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLESalisbury Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SBY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Salisbury Regional, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SBYFIG. C THE WIND AT SALISBURY REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESalisbury Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SBYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SBY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Salisbury Regional, 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 Powellville

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