Storm Station
Ansted, West Virginia
51°
Mostly clear· Feels like 51°·Calm 0 mph N
Areas of fog and a slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Northwest wind 0 to 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
100%Humidity
37%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ansted, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Poe NorthPOEW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.5 mi away/1,713 ft/381 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank391of 401

Beckley MemorialBKW

At an airfield/24.1 mi away/2,513 ft/1,181 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 401

measured daily2 instruments

Fayetteville 1.5 SSEWV-FY-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.1 mi away/1,802 ft/470 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LakeSUMW2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/1,667 ft/335 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Beckley Memorial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.1 mi from Ansted. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 500 ft; the ceiling is 500 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Beckley Memorial, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 500 feet, the ceiling at 500 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKWFIG. A THE SKY OVER BECKLEY MEMORIALSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEBeckley Memorial, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BKWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 500 ft.

Chart of the air at Beckley Memorial: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKWFIG. B THE AIR AT BECKLEY MEMORIALTHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.0 F, 47.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEBeckley Memorial, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Beckley Memorial, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, 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 BKWFIG. C THE WIND AT BECKLEY MEMORIALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBeckley Memorial, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lake (SUMW2), 13.5 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Ansted

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