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Van Buren, Maine

Community in Aroostook County, Maine

Precipitation

What has fallen at Van Buren

None in the last 24 hours; 0.72 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.72in

Visibility

How far you can see at Van Buren, the next 42 hours

Fog: visibility falls to 0.8 miles Fri 1 PM, under a mile for 1 hour.

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On the radar over Van Buren, MaineReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Van Buren, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Limestone CRNLIZM1

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.1 mi away/751 ft/176 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank99of 422

FrenchvilleFVE

At an airfield/19.2 mi away/988 ft/413 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 422

measured daily2 instruments

Van BurenVANM1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/433 ft/142 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank264of 422

Van Buren 3.7 NWME-AR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/456 ft/119 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Frenchville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.2 mi from Van Buren, Maine. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 AM 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 Frenchville, 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 FVEFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRENCHVILLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFrenchville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FVETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FVE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

32.0 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Frenchville: temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FVEFIG. B THE AIR AT FRENCHVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.9 FTEMPERATURE 32.0 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEFrenchville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FVETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FVE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Frenchville, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FVEFIG. C THE WIND AT FRENCHVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFrenchville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FVETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FVE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Van Buren (VANM1), 0.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Maine

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Van Buren

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

Near Van Buren

River and lake gauges