Storm Station
Southern Gateway, Virginia
61°
Light rain· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 7 mph NNW
A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 60. Northwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
95%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Southern Gateway, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

StaffordRMN

At an airfield/3.8 mi away/213 ft/67 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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N Piedmont ArecS2039

At a soil climate station/34.5 mi away/520 ft/240 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Fredericksburg 4.2 NEVA-SF-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/190 ft/90 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FredericksburgFEDV2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.3 mi away/43 ft/237 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Stafford, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.8 mi from Southern Gateway. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,300 ft; the ceiling is 4,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Stafford, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, the ceiling at 4,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RMNFIG. A THE SKY OVER STAFFORDSECTION, 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 4,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEStafford, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RMNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RMN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.5 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Stafford: temperature 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RMNFIG. B THE AIR AT STAFFORDTHE 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 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,300 FTTEMPERATURE 58.5 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 8.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLEStafford, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RMNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RMN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Stafford, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 RMNFIG. C THE WIND AT STAFFORDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEStafford, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RMNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RMN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Southern Gateway

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