Storm Station
Fancy Gap, Virginia
49° 62°/48°
Clear· Feels like 45°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NW
Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
0UV Low
41Air quality
82%Humidity
3%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
49feels45
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6248
20mph
UV 6
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6349
18mph
partly cloudy day
Tue
Sep 29
7548
UV 6
mostly clear day
Wed
Sep 30
7651
UV 6
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
7854
UV 6
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
8058
16%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6352
32%
drizzle light
49°
62°48°
63°49°
75°48°
76°51°
78°54°
80°58°
63°52°

As of 3:30 AM in Fancy Gap, Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fancy Gap, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

HillsvilleHLX

At an airfield/9.6 mi away/2,736 ft/203 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank575of 731

Reynolds Homestead ScanREYV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.9 mi away/1,127 ft/1,812 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank302of 731

Reynolds HomesteadS2089

At a soil climate station/30.9 mi away/1,127 ft/1,812 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Galax 5.1 NEVA-CR-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.1 mi away/2,461 ft/478 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Galax Water PlantGAAV2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.9 mi away/2,339 ft/600 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hillsville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Fancy Gap. 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 Hillsville, 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 HLXFIG. A THE SKY OVER HILLSVILLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHillsville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HLXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HLX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 87 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 Hillsville: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 87 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 HLXFIG. B THE AIR AT HILLSVILLETHE 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 45.6 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 3.6 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 POINTTITLEHillsville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HLXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HLX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hillsville, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 3 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 HLXFIG. C THE WIND AT HILLSVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHillsville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HLXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HLX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Galax Water Plant (GAAV2), 12.9 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 Fancy Gap

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