Storm Station
Charles City, Virginia
58° 72°/57°
Overcast· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 5 mph WNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
88%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:30 AM
58feels58
41%
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
7257
41%
12mph
rain light
Mon
Sep 28
7459
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7962
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
8661
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8962
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
9166
13%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6957
14%
overcast
58°
72°57°
74°59°
79°62°
86°61°
89°62°
91°66°
69°57°

As of 4:30 AM in Charles City, Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Charles City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

QuintonW96

At an airfield/11.8 mi away/113 ft/100 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank548of 732

Prince GeorgePRGV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.0 mi away/161 ft/148 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank41of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Providence Forge 2.7 WSWVA-CC-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/114 ft/101 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HopewellHOPV2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.1 mi away/56 ft/43 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Quinton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.8 mi from Charles City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Quinton, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W96FIG. A THE SKY OVER QUINTONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEQuinton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS W96TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W96-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 55.2 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Quinton: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.2, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W96FIG. B THE AIR AT QUINTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 55.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEQuinton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS W96TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W96-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Quinton, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, 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 W96FIG. C THE WIND AT QUINTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEQuinton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS W96TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W96-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Quinton, 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 Charles City

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