Storm Station
Chilhowie, Virginia
59°
Clear· Feels like 59°·Light air 2 mph N
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
39Air quality
69%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Chilhowie, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

RichlandsJFZ

At an airfield/19.1 mi away/2,653 ft/655 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank591of 731

Stony Fork Usfs RAWSSFRV2

A remote fire weather station/31.7 mi away/2,562 ft/564 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank87of 731

measured daily2 instruments

Marion 8.3 WVA-SM-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/2,121 ft/123 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Saltville 1 NSLTV2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/1,818 ft/180 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Richlands, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.1 mi from Chilhowie. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Richlands, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFZFIG. A THE SKY OVER RICHLANDSSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERichlands, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JFZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JFZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.3 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Richlands: temperature 49.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFZFIG. B THE AIR AT RICHLANDSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.2 FTEMPERATURE 49.3 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 3.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLERichlands, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JFZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Richlands, 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 JFZFIG. C THE WIND AT RICHLANDSPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLERichlands, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JFZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Saltville 1 N (SLTV2), 7.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Chilhowie

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