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Damascus, Virginia

Town in Washington County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Damascus

Index 63, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Tri-Cities (TN), 33 miles off.

63Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)63Moderate-
  • Ozone11Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)27Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Sat Oct 17, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 56, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Damascus

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 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 Damascus, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Damascus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

AbingdonVJI

At an airfield/14.0 mi away/2,070 ft/138 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank972of 1,541

measured daily2 instruments

Abingdon 4.6 SEVA-WH-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.3 mi away/1,960 ft/28 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Abingdon 3SABIV2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.0 mi away/1,923 ft/9 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank869of 1,541

Station report

The weather at Citizen station DW2463, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 23.2 mi from Damascus, Virginia. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW2463, 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 DW2463FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW2463PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW2463, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2463TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2463-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,266 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.55 inHg and the temperature at 50.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.97 inHg means its barometer reads 27.60 inHg; it reports 63.0 F, 12.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW2463 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,266 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.55 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.97 and the station pressure it means, 27.60.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2463FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW2463 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION DW24638 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,266 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.55 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.97 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.60 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED63.0 FTITLECitizen station DW2463, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2463TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2463-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.85 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW2463, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW2463FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW2463ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 77°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.85 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW2463, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW2463TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW2463-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station DW2463, in 4 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 Damascus

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

Near Damascus

River and lake gauges