Storm Station
Ruckersville, Virginia
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 5 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
85%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ruckersville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

CharlottesvilleCHO

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/640 ft/23 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 732

N Piedmont Arec ScanNPAV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.7 mi away/520 ft/97 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank304of 732

N Piedmont ArecS2039

At a soil climate station/14.7 mi away/520 ft/97 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Ruckersville 1.0 WNWVA-GN-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/628 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Charlottesville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Ruckersville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 4,700 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Charlottesville, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHOFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLOTTESVILLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECharlottesville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CHOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CHO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Charlottesville: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHOFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLOTTESVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 4,700 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLECharlottesville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CHOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CHO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Charlottesville, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 5 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 CHOFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLOTTESVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECharlottesville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CHOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CHO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Charlottesville, 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 Ruckersville

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