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Sussex, Virginia

Community in Sussex County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Sussex

Index 41, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Northampton County (NC), 35 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)41Good-

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sussex

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

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

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Fri 7 AM, under a mile for 1 hour.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sussex, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Waverly 12.5 SWVA-SS-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/118 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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DisputantaDSPV2

At a cooperative observer's station/14.3 mi away/141 ft/42 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wakefield (NEXRAD), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.8 mi from Sussex, Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 800 ft; the ceiling is 800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wakefield (NEXRAD), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 800 feet, the ceiling at 800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKQFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAKEFIELD (NEXRAD)SECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWakefield (NEXRAD), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AKQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Wakefield (NEXRAD): temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKQFIG. B THE AIR AT WAKEFIELD (NEXRAD)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 800 FTTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEWakefield (NEXRAD), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wakefield (NEXRAD), north up: blowing from 180 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 AKQFIG. C THE WIND AT WAKEFIELD (NEXRAD)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWakefield (NEXRAD), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wakefield (NEXRAD), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Sussex

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

Near Sussex

River and lake gauges