Storm Station
Highland Springs, Virginia
62°
Light rain· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 11 mph N
Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 10 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
67%Humidity
84%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Highland Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Richmond/Byrd FieldRIC

At an airfield/2.4 mi away/177 ft/16 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 733

Prince GeorgePRGV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.9 mi away/161 ft/level with here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank40of 733

measured daily2 instruments

Highland Springs 1.0 SSWVA-HR-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/164 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Varina 1NNWVRNV2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/162 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Richmond/Byrd Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.4 mi from Highland Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,700 ft, broken at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Richmond/Byrd Field, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RICFIG. A THE SKY OVER RICHMOND/BYRD FIELDSECTION, 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 SHEETBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERichmond/Byrd Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RICTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RIC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Richmond/Byrd Field: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RICFIG. B THE AIR AT RICHMOND/BYRD FIELDTHE 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 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,700 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLERichmond/Byrd Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RICTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RIC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Richmond/Byrd Field, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 9 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 RICFIG. C THE WIND AT RICHMOND/BYRD FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERichmond/Byrd Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RICTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RIC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Highland Springs

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