Storm Station
Cheat Lake, West Virginia
55°
Mostly clear· Feels like 55°·Light air 3 mph N
Mostly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 2 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
82%Humidity
13%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Cheat Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Morgantown/Hart FldMGW

At an airfield/2.8 mi away/1,247 ft/218 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 401

Coopers Rock State ForestCRFW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.2 mi away/2,283 ft/1,254 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank10of 401

measured daily2 instruments

Morgantown 5.1 ENEWV-MG-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,253 ft/224 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Morgantown DamMOEW2

At a dam/6.1 mi away/787 ft/242 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Morgantown/Hart Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.8 mi from Cheat Lake. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:53 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 Morgantown/Hart Fld, 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 MGWFIG. A THE SKY OVER MORGANTOWN/HART 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMorgantown/Hart Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MGWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MGW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Morgantown/Hart Fld: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGWFIG. B THE AIR AT MORGANTOWN/HART 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 49.0 F, 48.0 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 POINTTITLEMorgantown/Hart Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MGW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Morgantown/Hart Fld, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 MGWFIG. C THE WIND AT MORGANTOWN/HART FLDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMorgantown/Hart Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MGW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Cheat Lake

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