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McDowell, Virginia

Community in Highland County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at McDowell

Index 41, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Harrisonburg (VA), 34 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)41Good-
  • Ozone16Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at McDowell

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.38 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.38in

Visibility

How far you can see at McDowell, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McDowell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Sewage PlantSTAV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/28.0 mi away/1,325 ft/794 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank899of 1,541

ShenandoahS2088

At a soil climate station/33.0 mi away/1,763 ft/356 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank1,019of 1,541

measured daily2 instruments

Monterey 0.4 SSEVA-HG-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.8 mi away/2,875 ft/756 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MustoeMUSV2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.6 mi away/2,188 ft/69 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bridgewater, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 28.9 mi from McDowell, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bridgewater, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBWFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRIDGEWATERSECTION, 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 SHEETSCT 900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBridgewater, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VBWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.4 F with a dew point of 66.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Bridgewater: temperature 66.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VBWFIG. B THE AIR AT BRIDGEWATERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.4 F, 66.4 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 POINTTITLEBridgewater, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VBWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bridgewater, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 6 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 VBWFIG. C THE WIND AT BRIDGEWATERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBridgewater, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VBWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VBW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Bridgewater, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Sewage Plant (STAV2), 28.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near McDowell

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

Near McDowell

River and lake gauges