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Rectortown, Virginia

Community in Fauquier County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Rectortown

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Northern Virginia (VA), 21 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Rectortown

0.54 in in the last 24 hours, 0.66 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.54in
Last 3 days
0.66in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rectortown, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rectortown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Leesburg/Godfrey, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.4 mi from Rectortown, Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 7:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,700 ft, scattered at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Leesburg/Godfrey, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JYOFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEESBURG/GODFREYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 12,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELeesburg/Godfrey, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JYOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JYO-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

53.6 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Leesburg/Godfrey: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JYOFIG. B THE AIR AT LEESBURG/GODFREYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,700 FTTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLELeesburg/Godfrey, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JYOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JYO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Leesburg/Godfrey, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JYOFIG. C THE WIND AT LEESBURG/GODFREYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELeesburg/Godfrey, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JYOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JYO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Leesburg/Godfrey, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Rectortown

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

Near Rectortown

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