Storm Station
Short Pump, Virginia
62°
Light rain· Feels like 62°·Gentle breeze 11 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 8 mph.
-UV
35Air quality
67%Humidity
84%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Short Pump, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Richmond (ASOS)OFP

At an airfield/10.8 mi away/207 ft/52 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank10of 731

Bowling Green - Fort AP HillFAPV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/33.2 mi away/222 ft/37 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank92of 731

measured daily2 instruments

Richmond 10.9 NWVA-HR-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/279 ft/20 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CrozierCRZV2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/331 ft/72 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Richmond (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.8 mi from Short Pump. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,100 ft; the ceiling is 4,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Richmond (ASOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,100 feet, the ceiling at 4,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OFPFIG. A THE SKY OVER RICHMOND (ASOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERichmond (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OFPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OFP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 93 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 4,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Richmond (ASOS): temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 93 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 4,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OFPFIG. B THE AIR AT RICHMOND (ASOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 55.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLERichmond (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OFPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OFP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Richmond (ASOS), north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, 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 OFPFIG. C THE WIND AT RICHMOND (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERichmond (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OFPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OFP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Richmond (ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Crozier (CRZV2), 9.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Short Pump

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