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Grottoes, Virginia

Town in Rockingham County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Grottoes

Index 36, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Harrisonburg (VA), 13 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good-
  • Ozone6Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 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 Grottoes

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.53 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.53in

Visibility

How far you can see at Grottoes, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Sat 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Grottoes, 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 now4 instruments

ShenandoahS2088

At a soil climate station/31.8 mi away/1,763 ft/653 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank1,019of 1,541

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Staunton/Shenandoah, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.9 mi from Grottoes, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Staunton/Shenandoah, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHDFIG. A THE SKY OVER STAUNTON/SHENANDOAHSECTION, 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 1,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEStaunton/Shenandoah, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SHDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Staunton/Shenandoah: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SHDFIG. B THE AIR AT STAUNTON/SHENANDOAHTHE 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 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 61.0 F, 61.0 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 POINTTITLEStaunton/Shenandoah, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Staunton/Shenandoah, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 5 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 SHDFIG. C THE WIND AT STAUNTON/SHENANDOAHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEStaunton/Shenandoah, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Staunton/Shenandoah, 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 Grottoes

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

Near Grottoes

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