Storm Station
Plum Creek, Virginia
52°
Clear· Feels like 52°·Light breeze 4 mph WNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. West wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
4%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Plum Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Virginia Tech ArptBCB

At an airfield/7.9 mi away/2,133 ft/195 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank548of 732

Craig Valley RAWSCGVV2

A remote fire weather station/36.1 mi away/1,316 ft/622 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank35of 732

Reynolds HomesteadS2089

At a soil climate station/39.6 mi away/1,127 ft/811 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Christiansburg 3.7 SWVA-MN-65

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/2,198 ft/260 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ChristiansburgCRBV2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/2,110 ft/172 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Virginia Tech Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.9 mi from Plum Creek. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 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 Virginia Tech Arpt, 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 BCBFIG. A THE SKY OVER VIRGINIA TECH ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEVirginia Tech Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BCBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Virginia Tech Arpt: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BCBFIG. B THE AIR AT VIRGINIA TECH ARPTTHE 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 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.0 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEVirginia Tech Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BCBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Virginia Tech Arpt, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BCBFIG. C THE WIND AT VIRGINIA TECH ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEVirginia Tech Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BCBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BCB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Virginia Tech Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Christiansburg (CRBV2), 5.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Plum Creek

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