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Stuarts Draft, Virginia

Community in Augusta County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Stuarts Draft

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Charlottesville (VA), 30 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone8Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 25, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Stuarts Draft

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Stuarts Draft, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Stuarts Draft, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Sewage PlantSTAV2

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.6 mi away/1,325 ft/72 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank899of 1,541

ShenandoahS2088

At a soil climate station/11.9 mi away/1,763 ft/366 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank1,019of 1,541

measured daily2 instruments

Sewage PlantSTAV2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/1,325 ft/72 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank871of 1,541

Station report

The weather at Waynesboro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.9 mi from Stuarts Draft, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Waynesboro, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W13FIG. A THE SKY OVER WAYNESBOROSECTION, 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 SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEWaynesboro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS W13TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-W13-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Waynesboro, 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 W13FIG. C THE WIND AT WAYNESBOROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaynesboro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS W13TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-W13-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,414 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.42 inHg and the temperature at 54.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.99 inHg means its barometer reads 28.49 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Waynesboro stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,414 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.42 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.99 and the station pressure it means, 28.49.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT W13FIG. D WHERE WAYNESBORO 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 ATMOSPHEREWAYNESBORO5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,414 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 HERE28.42 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.99 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.49 inHgTITLEWaynesboro, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS W13TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-W13-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Waynesboro, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Sewage Plant (STAV2), 8.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Stuarts Draft

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

Near Stuarts Draft

River and lake gauges