Storm Station
Portsmouth, Virginia
62°
Light rain· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northwest wind 10 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
70%Humidity
81%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Portsmouth, 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

Norfolk/Hampton RoadsPVG

At an airfield/6.4 mi away/23 ft/11 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank624of 733

Lynn Shores - Thalia CreekTHAV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.3 mi away/14 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank597of 733

Cape Charles 5 ENE03739

At a climate reference station/39.8 mi away/29 ft/17 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Portsmouth 1.8 SSEVA-PRC-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/8 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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NorfolkNFKV2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/30 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Norfolk/Hampton Roads, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.4 mi from Portsmouth. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,100 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Norfolk/Hampton Roads, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVGFIG. A THE SKY OVER NORFOLK/HAMPTON ROADSSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENorfolk/Hampton Roads, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PVGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PVG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Norfolk/Hampton Roads: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVGFIG. B THE AIR AT NORFOLK/HAMPTON ROADSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 57.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 58.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLENorfolk/Hampton Roads, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PVG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Norfolk/Hampton Roads, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PVGFIG. C THE WIND AT NORFOLK/HAMPTON ROADSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENorfolk/Hampton Roads, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PVGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PVG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Norfolk/Hampton Roads, 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 Portsmouth

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