Storm Station
Smithfield, West Virginia
56°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 56°·Light air 2 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52. North wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
57%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Smithfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Metz 2nwSVPW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.2 mi away/1,184 ft/356 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank249of 399

Clarksburg/BenedumCKB

At an airfield/22.6 mi away/1,204 ft/376 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank9of 399

measured daily2 instruments

Center Point 2.2 NNWWV-DD-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.5 mi away/827 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BurtonBTNW2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.1 mi away/1,325 ft/497 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Clarksburg/Benedum, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.6 mi from Smithfield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 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

51.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 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 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 51.0 F, 49.0 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

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Smithfield

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