Storm Station
The Plains, Virginia
57°
Light rain· Feels like 57°·Gentle breeze 11 mph NNW
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 14 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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75%Humidity
94%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest The Plains, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Manassas Muni(AWOS)HEF

At an airfield/17.0 mi away/194 ft/405 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank505of 732

The Glade - Howland DriveGNHV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.3 mi away/295 ft/304 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank526of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Broad Run 3.0 SSWVA-FQ-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.4 mi away/716 ft/117 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Webbtown 6SE - Mount Weather 3MWRV2

At a cooperative observer's station/15.5 mi away/1,602 ft/1,003 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Manassas Muni(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.0 mi from The Plains. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 4,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manassas Muni(AWOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, the ceiling at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEFFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANASSAS MUNI(AWOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEManassas Muni(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HEFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HEF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Manassas Muni(AWOS): temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEFFIG. B THE AIR AT MANASSAS MUNI(AWOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,700 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEManassas Muni(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HEFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HEF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Manassas Muni(AWOS), north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEFFIG. C THE WIND AT MANASSAS MUNI(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEManassas Muni(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HEFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HEF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Manassas Muni(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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