Storm Station
Orkney Springs, Virginia
59°
Overcast· Feels like 59°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
A chance of rain after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 13 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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80%Humidity
99%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Orkney Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

New Market8W2

At an airfield/11.2 mi away/951 ft/559 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank550of 733

Fort Valley RAWSFVRV2

A remote fire weather station/22.6 mi away/1,115 ft/395 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank34of 733

measured daily2 instruments

Basye 3.9 EVA-SH-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/1,350 ft/160 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WoodstockWOOV2

At a cooperative observer's station/20.2 mi away/636 ft/874 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at New Market, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.2 mi from Orkney Springs. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New Market, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 8W2FIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW MARKETSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew Market, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 8W2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-8W2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.6 F with a dew point of 48.4 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at New Market: temperature 64.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.4, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 8W2FIG. B THE AIR AT NEW MARKETTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.8 FTEMPERATURE 64.6 FDEW POINT 48.4 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 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 POINTTITLENew Market, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 8W2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-8W2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New Market, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 7 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 8W2FIG. C THE WIND AT NEW MARKETPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Market, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 8W2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-8W2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Orkney Springs

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