Storm Station
Chesapeake, Virginia
62°
Light rain· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 10 mph NNW
A slight chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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32Air quality
70%Humidity
81%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Chesapeake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

ChesapeakeCPK

At an airfield/6.7 mi away/20 ft/13 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank549of 731

Lynn Shores - Thalia CreekTHAV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.3 mi away/14 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank595of 731

measured daily2 instruments

Chesapeake 5.7 NVA-CSC-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/11 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

NorfolkNFKV2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/30 ft/23 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chesapeake, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.7 mi from Chesapeake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 700 ft, overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Chesapeake, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CPKFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHESAPEAKESECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChesapeake, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CPKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CPK-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 55.4 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Chesapeake: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CPKFIG. B THE AIR AT CHESAPEAKETHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 55.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEChesapeake, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CPKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CPK-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 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Chesapeake, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 7 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 CPKFIG. C THE WIND AT CHESAPEAKEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChesapeake, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CPKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CPK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake

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