Storm Station
Gainesville, Virginia
61° 67°/59°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Gentle breeze 11 mph NNW
A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
0UV Low
29Air quality
70%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:45 AM
61feels61
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6759
26%
17mph
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
7160
13mph
drizzle light
Tue
Sep 29
7561
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8258
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8958
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
9062
13%
drizzle light
Sat
Oct 3
6252
27%
overcast
61°
67°59°
71°60°
75°61°
82°58°
89°58°
90°62°
62°52°

As of 3:45 AM in Gainesville, Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Gainesville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Manassas Muni(AWOS)HEF

At an airfield/8.0 mi away/194 ft/165 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank34of 731

The Glade - Howland DriveGNHV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.8 mi away/295 ft/64 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank531of 731

measured daily2 instruments

Haymarket 0.6 SSWVA-PW-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/384 ft/25 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ManassasMNNV2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/256 ft/103 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Manassas Muni(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.0 mi from Gainesville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,800 ft; the ceiling is 4,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manassas Muni(AWOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, the ceiling at 4,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEFFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANASSAS MUNI(AWOS)SECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEManassas Muni(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HEFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HEF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Manassas Muni(AWOS): temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEFFIG. B THE AIR AT MANASSAS MUNI(AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLEManassas Muni(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HEFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HEF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Manassas Muni(AWOS), north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 12 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 HEFFIG. C THE WIND AT MANASSAS MUNI(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEManassas Muni(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HEFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HEF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Manassas Muni(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Gainesville

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