Storm Station
Lancaster, Virginia
59° 64°/57°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph NW
A chance of rain showers before 5am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
0UV Low
31Air quality
87%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:45 AM
59feels59
37%
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6457
37%
13mph
drizzle light
Mon
Sep 28
7460
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7563
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8360
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8963
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
9266
15%
12mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6657
15%
overcast
59°
64°57°
74°60°
75°63°
83°60°
89°63°
92°66°
66°57°

As of 3:45 AM in Lancaster, Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Lancaster, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Saluda Hummel FieldW75

At an airfield/11.3 mi away/35 ft/40 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank549of 731

York River State ParkYRSV2

In a park or preserve/27.9 mi away/37 ft/38 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank529of 731

measured daily2 instruments

Kilmarnock 2.5 NWVA-LN-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/75 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Warsaw 2NWWRWV2

At a cooperative observer's station/22.4 mi away/143 ft/68 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Saluda Hummel Field, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.3 mi from Lancaster. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,000 ft, scattered at 1,500 ft, overcast at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 3,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Saluda Hummel Field, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 3,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W75FIG. A THE SKY OVER SALUDA HUMMEL 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESaluda Hummel Field, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS W75TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W75-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 57.7 F, 92 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 1,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Saluda Hummel Field: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.7, 92 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 1,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W75FIG. B THE AIR AT SALUDA HUMMEL 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 57.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 60.0 F, 57.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 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 POINTTITLESaluda Hummel Field, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS W75TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W75-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Saluda Hummel Field, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W75FIG. C THE WIND AT SALUDA HUMMEL FIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESaluda Hummel Field, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS W75TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W75-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Saluda Hummel Field, 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 Lancaster

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