Temperature
68 F at 6 AM; 84 F at its warmest, 2 PM Thursday, and 65 F at its coolest, 7 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 68F
- 6 AM
- Highest
- 84F
- 2 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 65F
- 7 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
William M Tuck Airport, Virginia
Small airport in Halifax County, Virginia67°
87°/61°
Overcast·
Feels like 67°·Light air 4 mph S
Coming up. Rain is likely tonight, from about 10 PM, the chance peaking at 85% around 7 AM.
Now. William M Tuck Airport is 67° and overcast at 6 AM. The dew point is 64°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light air from the south at 4 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 86° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 50° by 8 AM, under cloud. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 68°, and the coolest Sunday, near 57°. Rain is likely tomorrow (97%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:38 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:41 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. Cloud is forecast to cover most of the night, so the sky will be hard to see. The day is 11 hours 16 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
22Air quality
88%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
6:00 AM
67feels67
now, overcast
Today
Oct 16
8761
87%
12mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
5848
97%
15mph
Sun
Oct 18
5739
14mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6139
13%
13mph
Tue
Oct 20
6743
14%
Wed
Oct 21
6847
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 22
6747
12%
67°
87°61°
58°48°
57°39°
61°39°
67°43°
68°47°
67°47°
As of 6:00 AM in William M Tuck Airport, Virginia.
Air quality
The air at William M Tuck Airport
Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Person County (NC), 23 miles off.
22Good
- Ozone22Good-
The days ahead
Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 38, good.
GoodModerate
- 38YesterdayOct 15
- 58TodayOct 16
- 35SatOct 17
- 37SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at William M Tuck Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at William M Tuck Airport, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 3 miles Sat 4 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- W78
- ICAO
- -
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 420 ft
- Serves
- South Boston
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- W78
- Wind now
- From 210° at 5 mph, read 16 Oct, 06:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 / 19 | 4,011 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 357° / 177° | 4 mph head, on 19 | 3 mph from the right |
| 05 / 23 unlit | 2,700 ft | 200 ft | Grass | 50° / 230° | 5 mph head, on 23 | 2 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from South Boston (W78), William M Tuck Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 65 F, the air 90% saturated; the humidity ran from 55% at 2 PM Thursday to 95% at 3 AM.
- Dew point now
- 65F
- 6 AM
- Humidity now
- 90%
- Humidity, range
- 55 to 95%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
5 mph from the south southwest at 6 AM; at its strongest 7 mph, 3 PM Thursday, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 5mph
- from the south southwest
- Strongest
- 7mph
- 3 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.02 inHg at 6 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.09 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 30.02inHg
- 6 AM
- 3 hours
- -0.02inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- -0.09inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 3 AM; 7 miles now.
- Now
- 7mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 3 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 300 ft at 3 AM; a base was reported in 21 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 800ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 300ft
- 3 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 21
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
South Boston: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 3 instruments nearest William M Tuck Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now1 instrument
South BostonW78
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/378 ft/42 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
South BostonSOBV2
At a cooperative observer's station/2.1 mi away/351 ft/69 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
South Boston 0.6 SSWVA-HL-6
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/367 ft/53 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at South Boston (SOBV2), 2.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Virginia
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near William M Tuck Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Riverdalecommunity, 3 mi
- South Bostontown, 3 mi
- Scottsburgtown, 5 mi
- Halifaxtown, 6 mi
- Cluster Springscommunity, 8 mi
- Mountain Roadcommunity, 8 mi
- Clovercommunity, 11 mi
- Virgilinatown, 12 mi
- Nathaliecommunity, 17 mi
- Clarksvilletown, 17 mi
- Thynedalecommunity, 22 mi
- Chase Citytown, 22 mi
Airports near William M Tuck Airport
- Lake Country Regional AirportW63, 18 mi
- Chase City Municipal AirportCXE, 20 mi
- Danville Regional AirportDAN, 29 mi
- Brookneal/Campbell County Airport0V4, 31 mi
- Lunenburg County AirportW31, 41 mi
- Mecklenburg Brunswick Regional AirportAVC, 44 mi
- Lynchburg Regional Airport - Preston Glenn FieldLYH, 47 mi
- Farmville Regional AirportFVX, 50 mi