Storm Station
Rachel, West Virginia
53°
Mostly clear· Feels like 53°·Light air 1 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northwest wind 3 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
18%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rachel, 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

Metz 2nwSVPW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.3 mi away/1,184 ft/110 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank277of 401

Clarksburg/BenedumCKB

At an airfield/16.0 mi away/1,204 ft/130 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 401

measured daily2 instruments

Mannington 1.9 NNEWV-MA-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/1,111 ft/37 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

FairmontFRTW2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/1,217 ft/143 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Clarksburg/Benedum, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.0 mi from Rachel. 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 Clarksburg/Benedum, 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 CKBFIG. A THE SKY OVER CLARKSBURG/BENEDUMSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEClarksburg/Benedum, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CKBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CKB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Clarksburg/Benedum: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKBFIG. B THE AIR AT CLARKSBURG/BENEDUMTHE 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 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.0 F, 46.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEClarksburg/Benedum, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CKB-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 Clarksburg/Benedum, 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 CKBFIG. C THE WIND AT CLARKSBURG/BENEDUMPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEClarksburg/Benedum, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CKB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Clarksburg/Benedum, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Fairmont (FRTW2), 9.7 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 Rachel

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