Storm Station
Bowden, West Virginia
50°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 49°·Light air 3 mph NW
Areas of fog and a slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
62%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bowden, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Elkins/Randolph FldEKN

At an airfield/7.9 mi away/1,998 ft/257 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 400

Red CreekCVPW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.5 mi away/3,399 ft/1,144 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank89of 400

Elkins 21 ENE03733

At a climate reference station/14.6 mi away/3,390 ft/1,135 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Elkins 4.1 SSEWV-RD-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/2,497 ft/242 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Canaan ValleyCAAW2

At a cooperative observer's station/17.8 mi away/3,196 ft/941 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Elkins/Randolph Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.9 mi from Bowden. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 100 ft; the ceiling is 100 ft; visibility 1.5 mi.

Section of the sky over Elkins/Randolph Fld, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 100 feet, the ceiling at 100 feet, and visibility of 1.5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELKINS/RANDOLPH FLDSECTION, 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 SHEETBKN 100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.5 MI0510TITLEElkins/Randolph Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EKNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EKN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 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 100 ft.

Chart of the air at Elkins/Randolph Fld: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 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 100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKNFIG. B THE AIR AT ELKINS/RANDOLPH FLDTHE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 45.0 F, 44.0 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 POINTTITLEElkins/Randolph Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EKN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Elkins/Randolph Fld, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKNFIG. C THE WIND AT ELKINS/RANDOLPH FLDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElkins/Randolph Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EKN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Elkins/Randolph Fld, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Canaan Valley (CAAW2), 17.8 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Bowden

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