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Sedley, Virginia

Community in Southampton County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Sedley

Index 70, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 30 miles off.

70Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)70Moderate-
  • Ozone46Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)31Good-

The days ahead

Highest 53, moderate, today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Sedley

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

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 3 miles Sat 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sedley, 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

measured daily2 instruments

Sedley 0.1 NVA-ST-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/91 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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NWS OffficeWKFV2

At a cooperative observer's station/14.6 mi away/144 ft/64 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank89of 1,554

Station report

The weather at Franklin/J B Rose, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.9 mi from Sedley, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Franklin/J B Rose, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKNFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRANKLIN/J B ROSESECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFranklin/J B Rose, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FKNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FKN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

74.7 F with a dew point of 59.7 F, 60 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Franklin/J B Rose: temperature 74.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.7, 60 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKNFIG. B THE AIR AT FRANKLIN/J B ROSETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.3 FTEMPERATURE 74.7 FDEW POINT 59.7 FSPREAD 15.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 60 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 POINTTITLEFranklin/J B Rose, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FKN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Franklin/J B Rose, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKNFIG. C THE WIND AT FRANKLIN/J B ROSEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFranklin/J B Rose, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FKN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Franklin/J B Rose, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at NWS Offfice (WKFV2), 14.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Sedley

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

Near Sedley

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