Storm Station
Columbia, Virginia
63°
Light rain· Feels like 63°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
-UV
35Air quality
62%Humidity
70%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Columbia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Louisa County/Freeman FieldLKU

At an airfield/20.6 mi away/492 ft/249 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank549of 731

Charlottesville CRN SiteCHAV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.7 mi away/1,230 ft/987 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank541of 731

N Piedmont ArecS2039

At a soil climate station/33.3 mi away/520 ft/277 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Cartersville 2.2 NNWVA-CB-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/264 ft/21 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PalmyraPALV2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/358 ft/115 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Louisa County/Freeman Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.6 mi from Columbia. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,600 ft, broken at 7,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Louisa County/Freeman Field, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LKUFIG. A THE SKY OVER LOUISA COUNTY/FREEMAN FIELDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELouisa County/Freeman Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LKUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LKU-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

57.2 F with a dew point of 53.4 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Louisa County/Freeman Field: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.4, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LKUFIG. B THE AIR AT LOUISA COUNTY/FREEMAN FIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,600 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 53.4 FSPREAD 3.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLELouisa County/Freeman Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LKUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LKU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Louisa County/Freeman Field, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 6 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 LKUFIG. C THE WIND AT LOUISA COUNTY/FREEMAN FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELouisa County/Freeman Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LKUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LKU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Louisa County/Freeman Field, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Palmyra (PALV2), 9.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Columbia

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