Storm Station
Wakefield, Virginia
61°
Light rain· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 7 mph NNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. West wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
70%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Wakefield, 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

Wakefield (NEXRAD)AKQ

At an airfield/1.5 mi away/210 ft/113 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 733

measured daily2 instruments

Wakefield 0.1 ENEVA-SS-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/111 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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NWS OffficeWKFV2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.5 mi away/144 ft/47 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wakefield (NEXRAD), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.5 mi from Wakefield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wakefield (NEXRAD), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKQFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAKEFIELD (NEXRAD)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 SHEETFEW 4,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWakefield (NEXRAD), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AKQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AKQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Wakefield (NEXRAD): temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKQFIG. B THE AIR AT WAKEFIELD (NEXRAD)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEWakefield (NEXRAD), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AKQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wakefield (NEXRAD), north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, 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 AKQFIG. C THE WIND AT WAKEFIELD (NEXRAD)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWakefield (NEXRAD), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AKQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at NWS Offfice (WKFV2), 1.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Wakefield

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