Storm Station
Helvetia, West Virginia
52°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 52°·Light air 2 mph N
A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. Northwest wind 3 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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94%Humidity
70%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Helvetia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Sugar RunSGRW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.9 mi away/2,339 ft/253 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank265of 402

BuckhannonW22

At an airfield/21.2 mi away/1,634 ft/958 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Pickens 0.9 ESEWV-RD-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/3,107 ft/515 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Sugar Run, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.9 mi from Helvetia. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:39 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 2,339 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.48 inHg and the temperature at 50.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Sugar Run stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,339 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.48 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGRW2FIG. D WHERE SUGAR RUN STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESUGAR RUN8 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,339 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.48 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.7 FTITLESugar Run, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP SGRW2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SGRW2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 49 degrees above the horizon at 38.72 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Sugar Run, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGRW2FIG. E THE SUN AT SUGAR RUNELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°SEP 27, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.72 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLESugar Run, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP SGRW2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SGRW2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 2,339 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:39 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Sugar Run, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 8:39 am local time.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGRW2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 8:39 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 8:39 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESugar Run, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP SGRW2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SGRW2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Sugar Run, in 3 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 Helvetia

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