Storm Station
Rock Cave, West Virginia
57°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 57°·Light air 2 mph WNW
A slight chance of rain showers before 11am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Northwest wind 0 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
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82%Humidity
57%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rock Cave, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

BuckhannonW22

At an airfield/11.1 mi away/1,634 ft/49 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Camden SWCAMW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.9 mi away/1,555 ft/128 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank336of 400

measured daily2 instruments

Rock CaveRCVW2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/1,821 ft/138 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Buckhannon 2.3 SWWV-UP-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.3 mi away/1,493 ft/190 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Camden SW, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 17.9 mi from Rock Cave. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:32 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northeast (17 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Camden SW, north up: blowing from 17 degrees, the north northeast, 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 CAMW2FIG. C THE WIND AT CAMDEN SWPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 17°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECamden SW, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP CAMW2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CAMW2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,555 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.28 inHg and the temperature at 53.5 F.

Section from sea level of where Camden SW stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,555 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.28 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAMW2FIG. D WHERE CAMDEN SW 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 ATMOSPHERECAMDEN SW5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,555 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 HERE28.28 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.5 FTITLECamden SW, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CAMW2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CAMW2-2DRAWN 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 39.03 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 76 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Camden SW, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 49 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAMW2FIG. E THE SUN AT CAMDEN SWELEVATION 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 28°SEP 27, 49°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 76 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.03 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLECamden SW, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP CAMW2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CAMW2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Camden SW, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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Near Rock Cave

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