Storm Station
Gargatha, Virginia
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Moderate breeze 18 mph NNW
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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31Air quality
87%Humidity
94%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Gargatha, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Wallops Island STNWAL

At an airfield/12.5 mi away/135 ft/92 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Cape Charles 5 ENE03739

At a climate reference station/39.0 mi away/29 ft/14 ft below here

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measured daily2 instruments

Parksley 3.9 EVA-AC-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/20 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PainterPAIV2

At a cooperative observer's station/19.1 mi away/26 ft/17 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Wallops Island STN, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.5 mi from Gargatha. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,300 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Wallops Island STN, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WALFIG. A THE SKY OVER WALLOPS ISLAND STNSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 8 MI0510TITLEWallops Island STN, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WALTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WAL-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

58.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Wallops Island STN: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WALFIG. B THE AIR AT WALLOPS ISLAND STNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 56.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEWallops Island STN, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WALTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WAL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wallops Island STN, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the 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 WALFIG. C THE WIND AT WALLOPS ISLAND STNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWallops Island STN, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WALTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WAL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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