Storm Station
Colonial Beach, Virginia
65°
Light rain· Feels like 65°·Moderate breeze 18 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 14 mph.
-UV
27Air quality
73%Humidity
93%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Colonial Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Bowling Green - Fort AP HillFAPV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.1 mi away/222 ft/198 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank92of 731

Quantico McafNYG

At an airfield/24.6 mi away/13 ft/11 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank691of 731

measured daily2 instruments

Colonial Beach 0.5 NNWVA-WM-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/19 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Warsaw 2NWWRWV2

At a cooperative observer's station/22.1 mi away/143 ft/119 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bowling Green - Fort AP Hill, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 23.1 mi from Colonial Beach. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:06 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west (279 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bowling Green - Fort AP Hill, north up: blowing from 279 degrees, the west, at 1 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FAPV2FIG. C THE WIND AT BOWLING GREEN - FORT AP HILLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 279°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBowling Green - Fort AP Hill, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP FAPV2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FAPV2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 222 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.68 inHg and the temperature at 58.2 F; it reports 57.0 F, 1.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Bowling Green - Fort AP Hill stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 222 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.68 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FAPV2FIG. D WHERE BOWLING GREEN - FORT AP HILL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREBOWLING GREEN - FORT AP HILL1 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT222 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.68 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.0 FTITLEBowling Green - Fort AP Hill, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP FAPV2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FAPV2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 38.07 N, and the day is 11 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Bowling Green - Fort AP Hill, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FAPV2FIG. E THE SUN AT BOWLING GREEN - FORT AP HILLELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°SEP 27, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.07 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEBowling Green - Fort AP Hill, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP FAPV2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FAPV2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Bowling Green - Fort AP Hill, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Colonial Beach

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