Storm Station
Appomattox, Virginia
68°
Clear· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 8 mph N
Cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
-UV
29Air quality
49%Humidity
7%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Appomattox, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Brookneal0V4

At an airfield/18.1 mi away/586 ft/253 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank549of 731

Pedlar DamPDLV2

At a dam/33.1 mi away/1,076 ft/237 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank84of 731

measured daily2 instruments

AppomattoxAPXV2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/833 ft/6 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Appomattox 8.7 WVA-CM-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.7 mi away/875 ft/36 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Brookneal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.1 mi from Appomattox. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 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 Brookneal, 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 0V4FIG. A THE SKY OVER BROOKNEALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBrookneal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 0V4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-0V4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Brookneal: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0V4FIG. B THE AIR AT BROOKNEALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.1 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 51.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEBrookneal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0V4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-0V4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Brookneal, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 6 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 0V4FIG. C THE WIND AT BROOKNEALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBrookneal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0V4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-0V4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Brookneal, 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 Appomattox

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