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Mount Sidney, Virginia

Community in Augusta County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Mount Sidney

Index 52, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Harrisonburg (VA), 14 miles off.

52Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)52Moderate-
  • Ozone31Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Mount Sidney

None in the last 24 hours; 0.29 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.29in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mount Sidney, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 4 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Mount Sidney, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ShenandoahS2088

At a soil climate station/27.0 mi away/1,763 ft/445 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank1,038of 1,554

measured daily2 instruments

Sewage PlantSTAV2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.5 mi away/1,325 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank909of 1,554

Station report

The weather at Staunton/Shenandoah, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.5 mi from Mount Sidney, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,200 ft, broken at 6,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 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 3,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEStaunton/Shenandoah, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SHDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHD-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

69.3 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Staunton/Shenandoah: temperature 69.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,200 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,200 FTTEMPERATURE 69.3 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 11.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SHD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Staunton/Shenandoah, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 24; 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 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEStaunton/Shenandoah, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SHDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sewage Plant (STAV2), 8.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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