Storm Station
Fair Lakes, Virginia
61°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Gentle breeze 11 mph NNW
Rain likely. Cloudy, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
100%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Fair Lakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

The Glade - Howland DriveGNHV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.0 mi away/295 ft/128 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank521of 733

Washington/DullesIAD

At an airfield/6.2 mi away/322 ft/101 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank20of 733

measured daily2 instruments

Fairfax 4.1 WVA-FX-69

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/437 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Sterling WFOKCIV2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/289 ft/134 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Washington/Dulles, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.2 mi from Fair Lakes. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 5,000 ft, broken at 12,000 ft, broken at 17,000 ft, broken at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Washington/Dulles, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 17,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, the ceiling at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IADFIG. A THE SKY OVER WASHINGTON/DULLESSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 25,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 17,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWashington/Dulles, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IADTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IAD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Washington/Dulles: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IADFIG. B THE AIR AT WASHINGTON/DULLESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEWashington/Dulles, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IADTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IAD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Washington/Dulles, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IADFIG. C THE WIND AT WASHINGTON/DULLESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWashington/Dulles, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IADTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IAD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sterling WFO (KCIV2), 9.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Fair Lakes

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