Storm Station
Sprague, West Virginia
48° 62°/45°
Clear· Feels like 48°·Light air 3 mph W
A slight chance of rain showers after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 2 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
0UV Low
-Air quality
85%Humidity
9%Cloud
Now
4:15 AM
48feels48
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6245
13mph
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6148
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7450
fog
Wed
Sep 30
7952
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8257
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7960
29%
showers light
Sat
Oct 3
6055
36%
showers
48°
62°45°
61°48°
74°50°
79°52°
82°57°
79°60°
60°55°

As of 4:15 AM in Sprague, West Virginia.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sprague, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Beckley MemorialBKW

At an airfield/3.2 mi away/2,513 ft/141 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 399

Grandview RAWSGRNW2

A remote fire weather station/6.8 mi away/2,490 ft/118 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank88of 399

measured daily2 instruments

V A HospitalBCKW2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/2,362 ft/10 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Beckley 0.7 SEWV-RL-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/2,359 ft/13 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Beckley Memorial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.2 mi from Sprague. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:51 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

49.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 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 Beckley Memorial: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 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 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 49.0 F, 47.0 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 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 (230 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Beckley Memorial, north up: blowing from 230 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 230°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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at V A Hospital (BCKW2), 0.7 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 Sprague

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