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Pownal, Vermont

Community in Bennington County, Vermont

Air quality

The air at Pownal

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Bennington (VT), 10 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good7.3 mi
  • Ozone12Good19 ppb8.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good8.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Pownal

None in the last 24 hours; 0.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Pownal, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Pownal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

RT 279 Bennington VtVT025

Beside a road/9.9 mi away/810 ft/264 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Woodfoord RAWSWFRV1

A remote fire weather station/13.4 mi away/2,388 ft/1,842 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank149of 354

Lye BrookS2042

At a soil climate station/22.6 mi away/2,435 ft/1,889 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank195of 354

measured daily2 instruments

North Pownal 2.5 NNEVT-BN-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.4 mi away/1,249 ft/703 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PeruPERV1

At a cooperative observer's station/38.7 mi away/1,886 ft/1,340 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank199of 354

Station report

The weather at Bennington More State, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.0 mi from Pownal, Vermont. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 8,000 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bennington More State, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DDHFIG. A THE SKY OVER BENNINGTON MORE STATESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 8,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBennington More State, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DDHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DDH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Bennington More State: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DDHFIG. B THE AIR AT BENNINGTON MORE STATETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 15.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 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 POINTTITLEBennington More State, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DDHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DDH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bennington More State, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 7 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 DDHFIG. C THE WIND AT BENNINGTON MORE STATEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBennington More State, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DDHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DDH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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