Storm Station
Buchanan, Virginia
59° 79°/57°
Clear· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 5 mph WSW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
0UV Low
39Air quality
61%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
3:45 AM
59feels59
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
7957
12%
12mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7763
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
8061
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8656
UV 6
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8958
UV 6
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
8962
15%
drizzle light
Sat
Oct 3
6653
25%
rain light
59°
79°57°
77°63°
80°61°
86°56°
89°58°
89°62°
66°53°

As of 3:45 AM in Buchanan, Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Buchanan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Natural Bridge - GlenpenGLNV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.7 mi away/918 ft/47 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank36of 731

Roanoke MuniROA

At an airfield/21.4 mi away/1,131 ft/260 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank10of 731

ShenandoahS2088

At a soil climate station/37.8 mi away/1,763 ft/892 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Buchanan 5.2 WNWVA-BT-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.5 mi away/1,097 ft/226 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BedfordBDFV2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.3 mi away/883 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Roanoke Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.4 mi from Buchanan. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Roanoke Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ROAFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROANOKE MUNISECTION, 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 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERoanoke Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ROATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ROA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 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 Roanoke Muni: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 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 ROAFIG. B THE AIR AT ROANOKE MUNITHE 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 44.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 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 POINTTITLERoanoke Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ROATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ROA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Roanoke Muni, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 ROAFIG. C THE WIND AT ROANOKE MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERoanoke Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ROATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ROA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Roanoke Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Bedford (BDFV2), 16.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Buchanan

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