Storm Station
Lake Monticello, Virginia
63°
Light rain· Feels like 63°·Gentle breeze 8 mph NNE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northwest wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
62%Humidity
70%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lake Monticello, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Charlottesville CRN SiteCHAV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.3 mi away/1,230 ft/873 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank534of 733

CharlottesvilleCHO

At an airfield/16.8 mi away/640 ft/283 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 733

N Piedmont ArecS2039

At a soil climate station/24.7 mi away/520 ft/163 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Lake Monticello 1.2 SVA-FV-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/385 ft/28 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PalmyraPALV2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.5 mi away/358 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Charlottesville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.8 mi from Lake Monticello. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Charlottesville, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHOFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLOTTESVILLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 12,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECharlottesville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CHOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CHO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Charlottesville: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHOFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLOTTESVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 15.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 POINTTITLECharlottesville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CHOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CHO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Charlottesville, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, 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 CHOFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLOTTESVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECharlottesville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CHOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CHO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Palmyra (PALV2), 5.5 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Lake Monticello

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