Storm Station
Athens, West Virginia
56°
Clear· Feels like 56°·Light breeze 6 mph NNW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. West wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
77%Humidity
6%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Athens, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Eads MillsEAMW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.2 mi away/2,057 ft/530 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank339of 399

Bluefield/Mercer CoBLF

At an airfield/13.9 mi away/2,858 ft/271 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 399

measured daily2 instruments

Athens 0.2 WWV-MC-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/2,547 ft/40 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PrincetonPRIW2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.7 mi away/2,392 ft/195 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bluefield/Mercer Co, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Athens. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:52 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 Bluefield/Mercer Co, 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 BLFFIG. A THE SKY OVER BLUEFIELD/MERCER COSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBluefield/Mercer Co, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BLFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Bluefield/Mercer Co: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BLFFIG. B THE AIR AT BLUEFIELD/MERCER COTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.3 FTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEBluefield/Mercer Co, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bluefield/Mercer Co, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 7 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 BLFFIG. C THE WIND AT BLUEFIELD/MERCER COPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBluefield/Mercer Co, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BLFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BLF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bluefield/Mercer Co, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Princeton (PRIW2), 4.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Athens

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