Storm Station
Hico, West Virginia
53°
Mostly clear· Feels like 53°·Light air 3 mph NNW
A slight chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 2 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
85%Humidity
26%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Hico, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Poe NorthPOEW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.6 mi away/1,713 ft/353 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank393of 401

Beckley MemorialBKW

At an airfield/23.6 mi away/2,513 ft/447 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 401

measured daily2 instruments

Fayetteville 1.5 SSEWV-FY-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.3 mi away/1,802 ft/264 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mt NeboMNBW2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/1,982 ft/84 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Beckley Memorial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.6 mi from Hico. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Beckley Memorial, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 9 mi.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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEBeckley Memorial, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BKWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BKW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Beckley Memorial: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 45.0 F, 45.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Beckley Memorial, 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 BKWFIG. C THE WIND AT BECKLEY MEMORIALPLAN, 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 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 Mt Nebo (MNBW2), 10.1 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 Hico

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