Storm Station
Valley Head, West Virginia
52°
Overcast· Feels like 52°·Light breeze 4 mph N
A chance of rain showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64. Northwest wind 6 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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90%Humidity
79%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Valley Head, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Sugar RunSGRW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.6 mi away/2,339 ft/12 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank267of 401

Elkins/Randolph FldEKN

At an airfield/25.2 mi away/1,998 ft/353 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank356of 401

measured daily2 instruments

Pickens 0.9 ESEWV-RD-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.1 mi away/3,107 ft/756 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Elkins/Randolph Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.2 mi from Valley Head. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:03 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 500 ft, overcast at 1,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Elkins/Randolph Fld, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELKINS/RANDOLPH FLDSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEElkins/Randolph Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EKNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EKN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 500 ft.

Chart of the air at Elkins/Randolph Fld: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKNFIG. B THE AIR AT ELKINS/RANDOLPH FLDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.0 F, 45.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEElkins/Randolph Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EKN-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 Elkins/Randolph Fld, 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 EKNFIG. C THE WIND AT ELKINS/RANDOLPH FLDPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEElkins/Randolph Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EKN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Elkins/Randolph Fld, in 6 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 Valley Head

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