Storm Station
McDowell, Virginia
54° 67°/52°
Clear· Feels like 54°·Light air 1 mph NE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
0UV Low
38Air quality
61%Humidity
15%Cloud
Now
3:45 AM
54feels54
17%
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6752
18%
15mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6856
10%
drizzle light
Tue
Sep 29
7356
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8054
UV 6
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8257
UV 6
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
8161
18%
12mph
drizzle light
Sat
Oct 3
6249
33%
rain light
54°
67°52°
68°56°
73°56°
80°54°
82°57°
81°61°
62°49°

As of 3:45 AM in McDowell, Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest McDowell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Sewage PlantSTAV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/28.0 mi away/1,325 ft/794 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

BridgewaterVBW

At an airfield/28.9 mi away/1,146 ft/973 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank549of 731

ShenandoahS2088

At a soil climate station/33.0 mi away/1,763 ft/356 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Monterey 0.4 SSEVA-HG-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.8 mi away/2,875 ft/756 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MustoeMUSV2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.6 mi away/2,188 ft/69 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bridgewater, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 28.9 mi from McDowell. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,800 ft; the ceiling is 4,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bridgewater, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, the ceiling at 4,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBWFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRIDGEWATERSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBridgewater, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VBWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VBW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 50.4 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Bridgewater: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.4, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBWFIG. B THE AIR AT BRIDGEWATERTHE 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 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 50.4 FSPREAD 7.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEBridgewater, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VBWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VBW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Bridgewater, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBWFIG. C THE WIND AT BRIDGEWATERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBridgewater, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VBWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VBW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sewage Plant (STAV2), 28.0 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 McDowell

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