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Pennington Gap, Virginia

Town in Lee County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Pennington Gap

Index 54, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Hazard (KY), 37 miles off.

54Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)54Moderate-
  • Ozone4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Pennington Gap

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Pennington Gap, the next 44 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Pennington Gap, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Wise 1SE RAWSWSEV2

A remote fire weather station/29.9 mi away/2,490 ft/1,009 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank522of 1,541

measured daily2 instruments

PenningtonPENV2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/1,378 ft/103 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank81of 1,541

Station report

The weather at Jonesville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.5 mi from Pennington Gap, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Jonesville, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0VGFIG. A THE SKY OVER JONESVILLESECTION, 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 DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEJonesville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 0VGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0VG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The column

At 1,365 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.47 inHg and the temperature at 54.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.07 inHg means its barometer reads 28.62 inHg; it reports 64.4 F, 10.3 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Jonesville stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,365 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.47 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.07 and the station pressure it means, 28.62.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0VGFIG. D WHERE JONESVILLE 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 ATMOSPHEREJONESVILLE5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,365 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 HERE28.47 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.07 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.62 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED64.4 FTITLEJonesville, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0VGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0VG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.65 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 70 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Jonesville, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 0VGFIG. E THE SUN AT JONESVILLEELEVATION 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 77°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 70 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.65 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEJonesville, the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS 0VGTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-0VG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Pennington (PENV2), 0.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Pennington Gap

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

Near Pennington Gap

River and lake gauges