Storm Station
Rural Retreat, Virginia
46°
Clear· Feels like 44°·Light breeze 5 mph W
Sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
92%Humidity
4%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rural Retreat, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Marion / WythevilleMKJ

At an airfield/4.0 mi away/2,559 ft/19 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank555of 733

Stony Fork Usfs RAWSSFRV2

A remote fire weather station/9.5 mi away/2,562 ft/22 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank87of 733

measured daily2 instruments

Speedwell 1.5 NNEVA-WT-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.4 mi away/2,360 ft/180 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Wytheville 1 SWYTV2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/2,195 ft/345 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Marion / Wytheville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.0 mi from Rural Retreat. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Marion / Wytheville, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKJFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARION / WYTHEVILLESECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMarion / Wytheville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MKJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 43.7 F, 92 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Marion / Wytheville: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.7, 92 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKJFIG. B THE AIR AT MARION / WYTHEVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.0 F, 43.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 92 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 POINTTITLEMarion / Wytheville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Marion / Wytheville, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKJFIG. C THE WIND AT MARION / WYTHEVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMarion / Wytheville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MKJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Marion / Wytheville, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Wytheville 1 S (WYTV2), 10.4 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 06:41. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Rural Retreat

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