Storm Station
West Jefferson, North Carolina
48°
Clear· Feels like 45°·Light breeze 6 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
85%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest West Jefferson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Ashe_County_ArptGEV

At an airfield/4.6 mi away/3,179 ft/172 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank139of 915

Rendezvous Valley RAWS SiteRVZN7

A remote fire weather station/16.1 mi away/2,306 ft/701 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank138of 915

measured daily2 instruments

West Jefferson 0.3 SENC-AS-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/3,231 ft/224 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Jefferson 2 EJFFN7

At a cooperative observer's station/3.8 mi away/2,733 ft/274 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ashe_County_Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.6 mi from West Jefferson. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 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 Ashe_County_Arpt, 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 GEVFIG. A THE SKY OVER ASHE_COUNTY_ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAshe_County_Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GEVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GEV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.5 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ashe_County_Arpt: temperature 49.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GEVFIG. B THE AIR AT ASHE_COUNTY_ARPTTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.5 FTEMPERATURE 49.5 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 6.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEAshe_County_Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GEVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GEV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ashe_County_Arpt, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, 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 GEVFIG. C THE WIND AT ASHE_COUNTY_ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAshe_County_Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GEVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GEV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Jefferson 2 E (JFFN7), 3.8 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near West Jefferson

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