Storm Station
Raleigh, West Virginia
51°
Mostly clear· Feels like 51°·Light air 4 mph NNW
A slight chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 2 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
24%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Raleigh, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Beckley MemorialBKW

At an airfield/3.4 mi away/2,513 ft/285 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 400

Grandview RAWSGRNW2

A remote fire weather station/7.8 mi away/2,490 ft/262 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank89of 400

measured daily2 instruments

Beckley 1.5 SEWV-RL-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/2,400 ft/172 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

V A HospitalBCKW2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.0 mi away/2,362 ft/134 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Beckley Memorial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.4 mi from Raleigh. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:51 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 Beckley Memorial, 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 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: 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

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Beckley Memorial: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 45.0 F, 44.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 southwest (220 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Beckley Memorial, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT 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 V A Hospital (BCKW2), 2.0 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Raleigh

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