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Passapatanzy, Virginia

Community in King George County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Passapatanzy

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Southern Maryland (MD), 30 miles off.

17Good
  • Ozone17Good10 ppb6.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles.

Smoke, the next 43 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 Passapatanzy

0.20 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.20in
Last 3 days
0.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at Passapatanzy, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Passapatanzy, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

CorbinCORV2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/210 ft/52 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW2888, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.9 mi from Passapatanzy, Virginia. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW2888, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2888FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW2888PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW2888, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2888TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW2888-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 212 ft above sea level, 1 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.69 inHg and the temperature at 58.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.84 inHg means its barometer reads 29.61 inHg; it reports 61.0 F, 2.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW2888 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 212 feet above sea level with 1 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.69 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.84 and the station pressure it means, 29.61.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2888FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW2888 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW28881 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT212 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.69 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.84 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.61 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED61.0 FTITLECitizen station FW2888, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2888TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW2888-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 38.33 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW2888, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW2888FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW2888ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.33 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW2888, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW2888TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW2888-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW2888, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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