Storm Station
Ridgeley, West Virginia
65°
Light rain· Feels like 65°·Gentle breeze 8 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
72%Humidity
81%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Ridgeley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 14.0 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Pinnacle LookoutPLKW2

At a fire lookout or ranger station/24.5 mi away/3,061 ft/2,446 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank17of 400

measured daily2 instruments

Springfield 0.3 ENEWV-HM-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.0 mi away/726 ft/111 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RomneyROMW2

At a cooperative observer's station/21.1 mi away/735 ft/120 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Pinnacle Lookout, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 24.5 mi from Ridgeley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:00 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (308 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pinnacle Lookout, north up: blowing from 308 degrees, the northwest, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLKW2FIG. C THE WIND AT PINNACLE LOOKOUTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 308°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPinnacle Lookout, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP PLKW2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PLKW2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,061 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.76 inHg and the temperature at 48.1 F; it reports 48.0 F, 0.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Pinnacle Lookout stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,061 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.76 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLKW2FIG. D WHERE PINNACLE LOOKOUT 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 ATMOSPHEREPINNACLE LOOKOUT11 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,061 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 HERE26.76 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED48.0 FTITLEPinnacle Lookout, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP PLKW2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PLKW2-2DRAWN 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 39.38 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Pinnacle Lookout, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PLKW2FIG. E THE SUN AT PINNACLE LOOKOUTELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°SEP 27, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEPinnacle Lookout, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP PLKW2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PLKW2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Pinnacle Lookout, in 4 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 Ridgeley

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