Storm Station
Wachapreague, Virginia
60° 63°/59°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NW
A chance of rain showers. Cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 15 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
-Air quality
84%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:30 AM
60feels60
45%
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
6359
50%
16mph
rain light
Mon
Sep 28
7162
12mph
drizzle
Tue
Sep 29
7165
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7763
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8366
13mph
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
8469
13%
13mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6760
15%
14mph
overcast
60°
63°59°
71°62°
71°65°
77°63°
83°66°
84°69°
67°60°

As of 4:30 AM in Wachapreague, Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Wachapreague, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Melfa/Accomack ArptMFV

At an airfield/4.8 mi away/49 ft/42 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank593of 732

Cape Charles 5 ENE03739

At a climate reference station/25.2 mi away/29 ft/22 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Wachapreague 0.1 WVA-AC-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/7 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PainterPAIV2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/26 ft/19 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Melfa/Accomack Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.8 mi from Wachapreague. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,400 ft; the ceiling is 2,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Melfa/Accomack Arpt, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, the ceiling at 2,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFVFIG. A THE SKY OVER MELFA/ACCOMACK ARPTSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMelfa/Accomack Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MFVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MFV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.4 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Melfa/Accomack Arpt: temperature 59.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFVFIG. B THE AIR AT MELFA/ACCOMACK ARPTTHE 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 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 59.4 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 5.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEMelfa/Accomack Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MFV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 7 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Melfa/Accomack Arpt, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 7 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MFVFIG. C THE WIND AT MELFA/ACCOMACK ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMelfa/Accomack Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MFVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MFV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Melfa/Accomack Arpt, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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