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Shaft, Maryland

Community in Allegany County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Shaft

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Western Maryland (MD), 1 mile off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good6.8 mi
  • Ozone20Good21 ppb6.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.8 ppb6.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb6.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Shaft

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.16in

Visibility

How far you can see at Shaft, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Shaft, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CumberlandCBE

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/775 ft/1,128 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank123of 742

measured daily2 instruments

FrostburgFRSM2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.7 mi away/2,182 ft/279 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank110of 742

Cumberland 7.2 SWMD-AL-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/1,249 ft/654 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Cumberland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.2 mi from Shaft, Maryland. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 7:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,500 ft, scattered at 4,200 ft, scattered at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cumberland, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBEFIG. A THE SKY OVER CUMBERLANDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 12,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECumberland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CBETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CBE-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

49.3 F with a dew point of 36.3 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Cumberland: temperature 49.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.3, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBEFIG. B THE AIR AT CUMBERLANDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE 49.3 FDEW POINT 36.3 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLECumberland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CBE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cumberland, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBEFIG. C THE WIND AT CUMBERLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECumberland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CBE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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