Storm Station
Crab Orchard, West Virginia
49°
Mostly clear· Feels like 48°·Light air 3 mph NNW
A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 3 to 12 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
99%Humidity
27%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Crab Orchard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Beckley MemorialBKW

At an airfield/6.7 mi away/2,513 ft/234 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 402

Grandview RAWSGRNW2

A remote fire weather station/10.9 mi away/2,490 ft/211 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank91of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Beckley 2.4 SSWWV-RL-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/2,588 ft/309 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

V A HospitalBCKW2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.9 mi away/2,362 ft/83 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Beckley Memorial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.7 mi from Crab Orchard. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Beckley Memorial, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 600 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBeckley 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

50.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Beckley Memorial: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 600 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 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 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 north northwest (340 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Beckley Memorial, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle 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 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE 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 V A Hospital (BCKW2), 3.9 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 Crab Orchard

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