Storm Station
Chester Gap, Virginia
60°
Light rain· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 12 mph NNW
Cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
-UV
32Air quality
75%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Chester Gap, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Front RoyalFRR

At an airfield/7.5 mi away/699 ft/1,062 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank549of 731

Fort Valley RAWSFVRV2

A remote fire weather station/14.0 mi away/1,115 ft/646 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank36of 731

measured daily2 instruments

Front Royal 3.1 ESEVA-WR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/991 ft/770 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Front RoyalFRRV2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.9 mi away/604 ft/1,157 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Front Royal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.5 mi from Chester Gap. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,800 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Front Royal, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRRFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRONT ROYALSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFront Royal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FRRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 49.6 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Front Royal: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.6, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRRFIG. B THE AIR AT FRONT ROYALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 49.6 FSPREAD 11.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEFront Royal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Front Royal, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 FRRFIG. C THE WIND AT FRONT ROYALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFront Royal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Front Royal, 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 Chester Gap

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