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Silver Hill, Maryland

Community in Prince George's County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Silver Hill

Index 60, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Northern Virginia and DC (DC), 7 miles off.

60Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)60Moderate15.2 mi
  • Ozone31Good36 ppb10.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.3 ppb15.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb15.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm15.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Silver Hill

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Silver Hill, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSatSun

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Silver Hill, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Andrews AFBADW

At an airfield/4.4 mi away/282 ft/16 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 736

Powder MillS2049

At a soil climate station/13.1 mi away/105 ft/161 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank734of 736

CedarvilleCVLM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.4 mi away/233 ft/33 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank180of 736

measured daily2 instruments

Bristol/Jug Bay Met SensorsBSLM2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.4 mi away/-20 ft/286 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Andrews AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.4 mi from Silver Hill, Maryland. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Andrews AFB, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADWFIG. A THE SKY OVER ANDREWS AFBSECTION, 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 STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAndrews AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ADWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ADW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

78.0 F with a dew point of 68.7 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Andrews AFB: temperature 78.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.7, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADWFIG. B THE AIR AT ANDREWS AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.4 FTEMPERATURE 78.0 FDEW POINT 68.7 FSPREAD 9.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLEAndrews AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ADWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ADW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Andrews AFB, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 9 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 ADWFIG. C THE WIND AT ANDREWS AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAndrews AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ADWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ADW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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