Storm Station
Virgilina, Virginia
60°
Clear· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Mostly sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
65%Humidity
8%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Virgilina, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

South BostonW78

At an airfield/12.0 mi away/378 ft/154 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank587of 732

measured daily2 instruments

Virgilina 2.4 WVA-HL-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/437 ft/95 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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South BostonSOBV2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.9 mi away/351 ft/181 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at South Boston, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.0 mi from Virgilina. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over South Boston, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W78FIG. A THE SKY OVER SOUTH BOSTONSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESouth Boston, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS W78TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W78-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at South Boston: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W78FIG. B THE AIR AT SOUTH BOSTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.6 FTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 48.2 FSPREAD 6.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLESouth Boston, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS W78TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W78-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at South Boston, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, 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 W78FIG. C THE WIND AT SOUTH BOSTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESouth Boston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS W78TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-W78-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at South Boston (SOBV2), 11.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Virgilina

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