Storm Station
Bon Air, Virginia
63°
Light rain· Feels like 63°·Gentle breeze 12 mph N
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 8 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
67%Humidity
81%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Bon Air, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

ChesterfieldFCI

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/236 ft/86 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank626of 732

Prince GeorgePRGV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/25.9 mi away/161 ft/161 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank44of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Bon Air 0.4 WVA-CS-66

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/374 ft/52 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Varina 1NNWVRNV2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.3 mi away/162 ft/160 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Prince George, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 25.9 mi from Bon Air. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:51 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Prince George, 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 PRGV2FIG. C THE WIND AT PRINCE GEORGEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEPrince George, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP PRGV2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PRGV2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 161 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.75 inHg and the temperature at 58.4 F; it reports 57.0 F, 1.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Prince George stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 161 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.75 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PRGV2FIG. D WHERE PRINCE GEORGE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREPRINCE GEORGE1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT161 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.75 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.0 FTITLEPrince George, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP PRGV2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PRGV2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 51 degrees above the horizon at 37.25 N, and the day is 11 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 78 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Prince George, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 51 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PRGV2FIG. E THE SUN AT PRINCE GEORGEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°SEP 27, 51°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 78 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.25 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEPrince George, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP PRGV2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PRGV2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Prince George, in 4 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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Near Bon Air

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