Storm Station
Idylwood, Virginia
62°
Light rain· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 13 mph NNW
A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
96%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Idylwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

The Glade - Howland DriveGNHV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.1 mi away/295 ft/137 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank527of 732

Washington/NationalDCA

At an airfield/9.7 mi away/66 ft/366 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank17of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Falls Church 1.6 WVA-FX-64

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/464 ft/32 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Dunn LoringDNLV2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/489 ft/57 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Washington/National, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.7 mi from Idylwood. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,600 ft; the ceiling is 4,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Washington/National, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,600 feet, the ceiling at 4,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DCAFIG. A THE SKY OVER WASHINGTON/NATIONALSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONOVC 4,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWashington/National, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DCATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DCA-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 52.0 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 4,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Washington/National: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 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 4,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DCAFIG. B THE AIR AT WASHINGTON/NATIONALTHE 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 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,600 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 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/National, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DCATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DCA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Washington/National, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DCAFIG. C THE WIND AT WASHINGTON/NATIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWashington/National, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DCATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DCA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Dunn Loring (DNLV2), 0.8 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 Idylwood

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