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Laurel, Virginia

Community in Henrico County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Laurel

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Richmond (VA), 13 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate-
  • Ozone41Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 58, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Laurel

0.23 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.23in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Sat 7 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Laurel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Glen Allen 1.7 WSWVA-HR-48

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/212 ft/22 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AshlandASHV2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/246 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank13of 1,554

Station report

The weather at Richmond (ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.5 mi from Laurel, Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,800 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Richmond (ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OFPFIG. A THE SKY OVER RICHMOND (ASOS)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLERichmond (ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OFPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-OFP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Richmond (ASOS): temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OFPFIG. B THE AIR AT RICHMOND (ASOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 55.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLERichmond (ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OFPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-OFP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Richmond (ASOS), north up: at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OFPFIG. C THE WIND AT RICHMOND (ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERichmond (ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OFPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-OFP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Richmond (ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Ashland (ASHV2), 8.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Laurel

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

Near Laurel

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