Storm Station
Altavista, Virginia
61°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 6 mph WNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
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65%Humidity
87%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Altavista, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Lynchburg/P. GlennLYH

At an airfield/14.6 mi away/938 ft/285 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 733

Natural Bridge - GlenpenGLNV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/37.1 mi away/918 ft/265 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank34of 733

measured daily2 instruments

Roanoke River AT AltavistaALTV2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/538 ft/115 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Altavista 5.6 NNEVA-CM-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/696 ft/43 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lynchburg/P. Glenn, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.6 mi from Altavista. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lynchburg/P. Glenn, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LYHFIG. A THE SKY OVER LYNCHBURG/P. GLENNSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 11,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELynchburg/P. Glenn, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LYHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LYH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 58 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 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lynchburg/P. Glenn: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 58 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 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LYHFIG. B THE AIR AT LYNCHBURG/P. GLENNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 15.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 POINTTITLELynchburg/P. Glenn, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LYHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LYH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lynchburg/P. Glenn, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 5 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 LYHFIG. C THE WIND AT LYNCHBURG/P. GLENNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELynchburg/P. Glenn, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LYHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LYH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lynchburg/P. Glenn, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Virginia

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