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Smith Island, Maryland

Community in Somerset County, Maryland

Air quality

The air at Smith Island

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Lower Eastern Shore (MD), 48 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Ozone27Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Smith Island

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Smith Island, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 10 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Smith Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Bishops HeadNDBC-BISM2

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.0 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank654of 742

St InigoesNUI

At an airfield/24.2 mi away/22 ft/21 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank274of 742

measured daily2 instruments

Princess AnnePRAM2

At a cooperative observer's station/24.5 mi away/16 ft/15 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at St Inigoes, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.2 mi from Smith Island, Maryland. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over St Inigoes, height above the station to scale: 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 NUIFIG. A THE SKY OVER ST INIGOESSECTION, 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 SKYCEILING 7,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESt Inigoes, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NUITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NUI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at St Inigoes: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NUIFIG. B THE AIR AT ST INIGOESTHE 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 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 57.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLESt Inigoes, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NUITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NUI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at St Inigoes, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NUIFIG. C THE WIND AT ST INIGOESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESt Inigoes, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NUITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NUI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of St Inigoes, 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 Smith Island

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

Near Smith Island

River and lake gauges