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Cheriton, Virginia

Town in Northampton County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Cheriton

Index 44, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 38 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)44Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-

The days ahead

Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Cheriton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 11 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cheriton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

KiptopekeNDBC-KPTV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank1,451of 1,541

measured daily2 instruments

PainterPAIV2

At a cooperative observer's station/21.9 mi away/26 ft/5 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Langley AFB/Hampton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.8 mi from Cheriton, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 600 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Langley AFB/Hampton, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 600 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LFIFIG. A THE SKY OVER LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTONSECTION, 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 STATIONOVC 600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELangley AFB/Hampton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LFITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LFI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

67.6 F with a dew point of 64.2 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Langley AFB/Hampton: temperature 67.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.2, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LFIFIG. B THE AIR AT LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTONTHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 600 FTTEMPERATURE 67.6 FDEW POINT 64.2 FSPREAD 3.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLELangley AFB/Hampton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LFITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LFI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Langley AFB/Hampton, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LFIFIG. C THE WIND AT LANGLEY AFB/HAMPTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELangley AFB/Hampton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LFITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LFI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Langley AFB/Hampton, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Virginia

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Cheriton

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

Near Cheriton

River and lake gauges