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Mechanicsburg, Virginia

Community in Bland County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Mechanicsburg

Index 13, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Wythe Co. (VA), 16 miles off.

13Good
  • Ozone13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, 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 Mechanicsburg

0.14 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.14in
Last 3 days
0.14in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mechanicsburg, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mechanicsburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Pulaski 2 EPSKV2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/2,060 ft/217 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank861of 1,541

Station report

The weather at Dublin/New Riv Vlly, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.6 mi from Mechanicsburg, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Dublin/New Riv Vlly, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSKFIG. A THE SKY OVER DUBLIN/NEW RIV VLLYSECTION, 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: 5 MI0510TITLEDublin/New Riv Vlly, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PSKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PSK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Dublin/New Riv Vlly: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PSKFIG. B THE AIR AT DUBLIN/NEW RIV VLLYTHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.0 F, 68.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEDublin/New Riv Vlly, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PSK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Dublin/New Riv Vlly, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, 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 PSKFIG. C THE WIND AT DUBLIN/NEW RIV VLLYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDublin/New Riv Vlly, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PSKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PSK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Dublin/New Riv Vlly, 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 Mechanicsburg

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

Near Mechanicsburg

River and lake gauges