Storm Station
Amherst, Virginia
70°
Clear· Feels like 70°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. West wind around 5 mph.
-UV
36Air quality
46%Humidity
7%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Amherst, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Pedlar DamPDLV2

At a dam/14.1 mi away/1,076 ft/426 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank84of 731

Lynchburg/P. GlennLYH

At an airfield/20.4 mi away/938 ft/288 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 731

ShenandoahS2088

At a soil climate station/24.4 mi away/1,763 ft/1,113 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Amherst 1.7 SWVA-AH-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/755 ft/105 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fish NurseryMTBV2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.9 mi away/2,654 ft/2,004 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lynchburg/P. Glenn, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.4 mi from Amherst. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 12,000 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 12,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 12,000 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

60.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lynchburg/P. Glenn: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Lynchburg/P. Glenn, 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 LYHFIG. C THE WIND AT LYNCHBURG/P. GLENNPLAN, 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 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

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

Near Amherst

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