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Iron Gate, Virginia

Town in Alleghany County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Iron Gate

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Natural Bridge (VA), 18 miles off.

14Good
  • Ozone14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 45 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 Iron Gate

0.22 in in the last 24 hours, 0.25 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.22in
Last 3 days
0.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Iron Gate, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Iron Gate, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ShenandoahS2088

At a soil climate station/33.3 mi away/1,763 ft/730 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank1,019of 1,541

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Hot Springs/Ingalls, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.8 mi from Iron Gate, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 1.75 mi.

Section of the sky over Hot Springs/Ingalls, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 1.75 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER HOT SPRINGS/INGALLSSECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 1.75 MI0510TITLEHot Springs/Ingalls, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.3 F with a dew point of 64.8 F, 98 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hot Springs/Ingalls: temperature 65.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.8, 98 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSPFIG. B THE AIR AT HOT SPRINGS/INGALLSTHE 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 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.6 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 65.3 F, 64.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 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 POINTTITLEHot Springs/Ingalls, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hot Springs/Ingalls, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 7 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 HSPFIG. C THE WIND AT HOT SPRINGS/INGALLSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHot Springs/Ingalls, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hot Springs/Ingalls, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Filter Plant LARC USACE Dcp (CFPV2), 10.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Iron Gate

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