Storm Station
Newport News, Virginia
61°
Light rain· Feels like 61°·Gentle breeze 11 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 12 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
85%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Newport News, 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 now3 instruments

Newport NewsPHF

At an airfield/2.7 mi away/43 ft/13 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 732

York River State ParkYRSV2

In a park or preserve/25.0 mi away/37 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank524of 732

Cape Charles 5 ENE03739

At a climate reference station/34.7 mi away/29 ft/1 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Newport News 1.1 NNEVA-NNC-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/33 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WilliamsburgWMBV2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.0 mi away/26 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Newport News, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.7 mi from Newport News. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,800 ft; the ceiling is 3,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Newport News, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, the ceiling at 3,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHFFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEWPORT NEWSSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENewport News, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Newport News: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHFFIG. B THE AIR AT NEWPORT NEWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,800 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLENewport News, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Newport News, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHFFIG. C THE WIND AT NEWPORT NEWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewport News, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PHF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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