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Bethel, Vermont

Community in Windsor County, Vermont

Air quality

The air at Bethel

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Rutland (VT), 23 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good21.2 mi
  • Ozone19Good14 ppb21.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good23.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb23.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bethel

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bethel, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 9 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Bethel, VermontReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bethel, 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

Bethel VTVT004

Beside a road/2.2 mi away/1,047 ft/505 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank318of 354

Middlebury6B0

At an airfield/25.3 mi away/488 ft/54 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 354

measured daily2 instruments

Bethel 3.5 WNWVT-WR-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/1,406 ft/864 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank65of 354

WoodstockWDSV1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.2 mi away/676 ft/134 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank188of 354

Station report

The weather at Middlebury, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.3 mi from Bethel, Vermont. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,700 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Middlebury, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, the ceiling at 1,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6B0FIG. A THE SKY OVER MIDDLEBURYSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMiddlebury, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 6B0TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6B0-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

53.8 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Middlebury: temperature 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6B0FIG. B THE AIR AT MIDDLEBURYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 53.8 F, 52.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEMiddlebury, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6B0TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6B0-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Middlebury, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, 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 6B0FIG. C THE WIND AT MIDDLEBURYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMiddlebury, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6B0TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6B0-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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