Storm Station
Elliston, Virginia
64°
Clear· Feels like 64°·Light breeze 5 mph NW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
-UV
39Air quality
54%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Elliston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Virginia Tech ArptBCB

At an airfield/10.0 mi away/2,133 ft/741 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank549of 731

Craig Valley RAWSCGVV2

A remote fire weather station/22.6 mi away/1,316 ft/76 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank36of 731

measured daily2 instruments

Elliston-Lafayette 1.0 NVA-MN-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/1,232 ft/160 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Copper HillCOHV2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/2,543 ft/1,151 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Virginia Tech Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.0 mi from Elliston. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 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 Virginia Tech Arpt, 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 BCBFIG. A THE SKY OVER VIRGINIA TECH ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEVirginia Tech Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BCBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 49.5 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Virginia Tech Arpt: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.5, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BCBFIG. B THE AIR AT VIRGINIA TECH ARPTTHE 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 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.2 FTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 49.5 FSPREAD 5.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEVirginia Tech Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BCBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Virginia Tech Arpt, 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 BCBFIG. C THE WIND AT VIRGINIA TECH ARPTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEVirginia Tech Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BCBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Copper Hill (COHV2), 10.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 04:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Elliston

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