Citizen station GW0408GW0408
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/17 ft/16 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Coming up. Rain is likely late tonight, from about 12 AM, the chance peaking at 74% around 1 AM.
Now. Scotland is 66° and overcast at 1 AM. The dew point is 65°, so the air feels humid and sticky. Light air from the east-southeast at 2 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 86° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 55° by 8 AM, with some cloud. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 69°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 59°. Rain is likely tomorrow (94%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:29 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:31 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 14 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 1:00 AM in Scotland, Virginia.
Air quality
Index 39, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 25 miles off.
Moderate each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 56, moderate.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 8 AM, under a mile for 3 hours.
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Now, today, and the week
On the radar over Scotland, VirginiaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture
The 5 instruments nearest Scotland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
Citizen station GW0408GW0408
In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/17 ft/16 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
WilliamsburgJGG
At an airfield/6.0 mi away/49 ft/48 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
In a park or preserve/16.8 mi away/37 ft/36 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Williamsburg 4.4 SWVA-JC-82
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/15 ft/14 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
WilliamsburgWMBV2
At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/26 ft/25 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Station report
The nearest airport reporting now, 6.0 mi from Scotland, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.
Overcast at 1,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.
66.6 F with a dew point of 66.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,100 ft.
From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.
The full report of Williamsburg, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it
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Snow on the ground
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.