Storm Station
Mountain Road, Virginia
67°
Clear· Feels like 67°·Light breeze 4 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
-UV
27Air quality
45%Humidity
8%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Mountain Road, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.0 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

South BostonW78

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/378 ft/63 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank591of 731

measured daily2 instruments

South Boston 0.6 SSWVA-HL-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.0 mi away/367 ft/74 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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South BostonSOBV2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/351 ft/90 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at South Boston, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Mountain Road. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,000 ft, scattered at 9,500 ft, scattered at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over South Boston, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W78FIG. A THE SKY OVER SOUTH BOSTONSECTION, 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 FTSCT 12,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 9,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESouth Boston, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS W78TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W78-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 50.7 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at South Boston: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.7, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W78FIG. B THE AIR AT SOUTH BOSTONTHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 50.7 FSPREAD 4.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLESouth Boston, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS W78TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W78-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at South Boston, 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 W78FIG. C THE WIND AT SOUTH BOSTONPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLESouth Boston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS W78TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W78-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at South Boston (SOBV2), 7.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Mountain Road

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