Storm Station
Petersburg, Virginia
62°
Light rain· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 8 mph N
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
65%Humidity
74%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Petersburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Petersburg (AWOS)PTB

At an airfield/6.3 mi away/194 ft/76 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank637of 733

Prince GeorgePRGV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.5 mi away/161 ft/43 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank40of 733

measured daily2 instruments

PetersburgPBGV2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/7 ft/111 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Petersburg 2.7 SEVA-PTC-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/165 ft/47 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Petersburg (AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.3 mi from Petersburg. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:35 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 Petersburg (AWOS), 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 PTBFIG. A THE SKY OVER PETERSBURG (AWOS)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPetersburg (AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PTBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Petersburg (AWOS): temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTBFIG. B THE AIR AT PETERSBURG (AWOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.2 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 51.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEPetersburg (AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Petersburg (AWOS), north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, 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 PTBFIG. C THE WIND AT PETERSBURG (AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPetersburg (AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Petersburg (AWOS), 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 Petersburg

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