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McGaheysville, Virginia

Community in Rockingham County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at McGaheysville

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Harrisonburg (VA), 9 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at McGaheysville

0.07 in in the last 24 hours, 0.52 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.07in
Last 3 days
0.52in

Visibility

How far you can see at McGaheysville, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 10 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest McGaheysville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Massanutten 2.0 SEVA-RH-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/1,355 ft/216 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Staunton/Shenandoah, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.5 mi from McGaheysville, Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,500 ft, broken at 4,300 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Staunton/Shenandoah, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,300 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEStaunton/Shenandoah, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SHDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SHD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.6 F with a dew point of 40.6 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Staunton/Shenandoah: temperature 48.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.6, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 48.6 FDEW POINT 40.6 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SHD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Staunton/Shenandoah, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEStaunton/Shenandoah, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Dale Enterprise (DALV2), 12.1 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near McGaheysville

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

Near McGaheysville

River and lake gauges