Storm Station
Alexandria, Virginia
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 11 mph NNW
Rain showers likely. Cloudy, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
97%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Alexandria, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Washington/NationalDCA

At an airfield/3.6 mi away/66 ft/191 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank16of 733

The Glade - Howland DriveGNHV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.7 mi away/295 ft/38 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank518of 733

measured daily2 instruments

Alexandria 0.5 WNWVA-FX-136

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/266 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Dunn LoringDNLV2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/489 ft/232 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Washington/National, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.6 mi from Alexandria. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,300 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Washington/National, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DCAFIG. A THE SKY OVER WASHINGTON/NATIONALSECTION, 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 STATIONOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWashington/National, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DCATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DCA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Washington/National: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DCAFIG. B THE AIR AT WASHINGTON/NATIONALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,300 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEWashington/National, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DCATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DCA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Washington/National, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 9 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 DCAFIG. C THE WIND AT WASHINGTON/NATIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWashington/National, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DCATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DCA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dunn Loring (DNLV2), 8.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Alexandria

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