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Dorset, Vermont

Community in Bennington County, Vermont

Air quality

The air at Dorset

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Rutland (VT), 25 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
  • Ozone5Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Dorset

None in the last 24 hours; 0.94 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
0.94in

Visibility

How far you can see at Dorset, the next 41 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Fri 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Dorset, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

DanbyDBYV1

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.5 mi away/922 ft/31 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank88of 354

Lye BrookS2042

At a soil climate station/13.8 mi away/2,435 ft/1,482 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank195of 354

measured daily2 instruments

Manchester 1.9 NNWVT-BN-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/1,345 ft/392 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PeruPERV1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/1,886 ft/933 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank199of 354

Station report

The weather at Rutland State(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.6 mi from Dorset, Vermont. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rutland State(AWOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUTFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUTLAND STATE(AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERutland State(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RUTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RUT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 54 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Rutland State(AWOS): temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 54 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUTFIG. B THE AIR AT RUTLAND STATE(AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 16.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 54 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 POINTTITLERutland State(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RUT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rutland State(AWOS), north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 12 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 RUTFIG. C THE WIND AT RUTLAND STATE(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERutland State(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RUT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rutland State(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Vermont

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

Near Dorset

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

Near Dorset

River and lake gauges