Storm Station
Ripley, West Virginia
61°
Clear· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 5 mph NW
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
73%Humidity
4%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ripley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Drift RunDRFW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.5 mi away/938 ft/325 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank337of 400

Charleston/KanawhaCRW

At an airfield/30.8 mi away/981 ft/368 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank37of 400

measured daily2 instruments

RipleyRIPW2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.8 mi away/758 ft/145 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Ripley 5.8 SWV-JC-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.5 mi away/930 ft/317 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Charleston/Kanawha, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.8 mi from Ripley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 100 ft; the ceiling is 100 ft; visibility 1/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Charleston/Kanawha, height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 100 feet, the ceiling at 100 feet, and visibility of 1/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRWFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLESTON/KANAWHASECTION, 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 SHEETVV 100 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/4 MI0510TITLECharleston/Kanawha, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CRWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CRW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 100 ft.

Chart of the air at Charleston/Kanawha: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRWFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLESTON/KANAWHATHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 52.0 F, 52.0 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 POINTTITLECharleston/Kanawha, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CRW-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 Charleston/Kanawha, 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 CRWFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLESTON/KANAWHAPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLECharleston/Kanawha, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CRW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ripley (RIPW2), 4.8 miles from here, read 17 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Ripley

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