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Buchanan, Virginia

Town in Botetourt County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Buchanan

Index 10, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Natural Bridge (VA), 11 miles off.

10Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-19.8 mi
  • Ozone10Good10 ppb11.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2.7 ppb19.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb19.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm19.8 mi

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Buchanan

0.30 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.30in
Last 3 days
0.30in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Buchanan, VirginiaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Buchanan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ShenandoahS2088

At a soil climate station/37.8 mi away/1,763 ft/892 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank1,019of 1,541

measured daily2 instruments

Buchanan 5.2 WNWVA-BT-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.5 mi away/1,097 ft/226 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BedfordBDFV2

At a cooperative observer's station/16.3 mi away/883 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank273of 1,541

Station report

The weather at Roanoke Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.4 mi from Buchanan, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:30 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 300 ft; the ceiling is 300 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Roanoke Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 300 feet, the ceiling at 300 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ROAFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROANOKE MUNISECTION, 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 300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLERoanoke Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ROATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ROA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Roanoke Muni: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ROAFIG. B THE AIR AT ROANOKE MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 63.0 F, 63.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLERoanoke Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ROATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ROA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Roanoke Muni, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ROAFIG. C THE WIND AT ROANOKE MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERoanoke Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ROATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ROA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Bedford (BDFV2), 16.3 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 Buchanan

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

Near Buchanan

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