Storm Station
Kanawha, West Virginia
54°
Mostly clear· Feels like 54°·Light air 4 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
92%Humidity
33%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Kanawha, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

WalkerWKEW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/4.4 mi away/912 ft/284 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank156of 402

ParkersburgPKB

At an airfield/9.8 mi away/804 ft/176 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 402

measured daily2 instruments

Mineral Wells 1.7 NWV-WD-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/598 ft/30 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ParkersburgPARW2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/561 ft/67 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Parkersburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Kanawha. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:53 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 Parkersburg, 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 PKBFIG. A THE SKY OVER PARKERSBURGSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEParkersburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PKB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Parkersburg: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 90 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. B THE AIR AT PARKERSBURGTHE 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 49.3 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEParkersburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PKB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Parkersburg, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. C THE WIND AT PARKERSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEParkersburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PKB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Parkersburg, 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 Kanawha

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