Storm Station
Opal, Virginia
60° 70°/59°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
A slight chance of rain showers before 4am. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
0UV Low
29Air quality
68%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:30 AM
60feels60
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
7059
19%
18mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7259
13mph
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7861
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
8458
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
9058
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
9163
12%
13mph
drizzle light
Sat
Oct 3
6456
24%
overcast
60°
70°59°
72°59°
78°61°
84°58°
90°58°
91°63°
64°56°

As of 3:30 AM in Opal, Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Opal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WarrentonHWY

At an airfield/5.5 mi away/335 ft/105 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank584of 731

Triangle - Prince William RAWSPWRV2

A remote fire weather station/23.5 mi away/229 ft/211 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank92of 731

N Piedmont ArecS2039

At a soil climate station/32.2 mi away/520 ft/80 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Bealeton 3.2 NWVA-FQ-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/476 ft/36 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ManassasMNNV2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.1 mi away/256 ft/184 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Warrenton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Opal. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 4,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Warrenton, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, the ceiling at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HWYFIG. A THE SKY OVER WARRENTONSECTION, 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 4,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWarrenton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HWYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HWY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 48.4 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Warrenton: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.4, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HWYFIG. B THE AIR AT WARRENTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,700 FTTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 48.4 FSPREAD 14.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLEWarrenton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HWYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HWY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Warrenton, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west 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 HWYFIG. C THE WIND AT WARRENTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWarrenton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HWYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HWY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Warrenton, 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 Opal

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