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Virgin, Utah

Town in Washington County, Utah

Air quality

The air at Virgin

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Zion National Park (UT), 3 miles off.

32Good
  • Ozone32Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 6 AM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Virgin

None in the last 24 hours; 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at Virgin, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 6 AM.

FriSatSun

On the radar over Virgin, UtahReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Virgin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Hurricane1L8

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/3,350 ft/125 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank628of 998

Sand HollowS2159

At a soil climate station/11.0 mi away/3,088 ft/387 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank518of 998

measured daily2 instruments

Laverkin CoopLAVU1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.9 mi away/3,278 ft/197 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank723of 998

Station report

The weather at Hurricane, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Virgin, Utah. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 PM 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 Hurricane, 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 1L8FIG. A THE SKY OVER HURRICANESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHurricane, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1L8TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1L8-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 25 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 8,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hurricane: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 25 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 8,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1L8FIG. B THE AIR AT HURRICANETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00010 F30 F50 F70 FSATURATES 8,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.0 FTEMPERATURE 71.6 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 37.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 25 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 POINTTITLEHurricane, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1L8TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1L8-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hurricane, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1L8FIG. C THE WIND AT HURRICANEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHurricane, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1L8TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-1L8-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hurricane, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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