Storm Station
Crab Orchard, Kentucky
51°
Clear· Feels like 51°·Light air 1 mph SSW
Sunny, with a high near 76. North wind 1 to 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
86%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Crab Orchard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

RichmondRGA

At an airfield/15.3 mi away/968 ft/33 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank232of 288

measured daily2 instruments

Crab OrchardCBOK2

On a farm or research station/4.5 mi away/1,109 ft/174 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Brodhead 3.2 WSWKY-RC-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/1,061 ft/126 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Richmond, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.3 mi from Crab Orchard. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:35 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 Richmond, 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 RGAFIG. A THE SKY OVER RICHMONDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERichmond, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RGATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RGA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Richmond: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RGAFIG. B THE AIR AT RICHMONDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 42.8 F, 42.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLERichmond, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RGATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RGA-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 Richmond, 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 RGAFIG. C THE WIND AT RICHMONDPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLERichmond, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RGATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RGA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kentucky

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