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The Plains, Virginia

Town in Fauquier County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at The Plains

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Northern Virginia (VA), 17 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone27Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at The Plains

0.20 in in the last 24 hours, 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.20in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

How far you can see at The Plains, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 3 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest The Plains, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Manassas Muni(AWOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.0 mi from The Plains, Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 7,500 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 9,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manassas Muni(AWOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 9,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEFFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANASSAS MUNI(AWOS)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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 7,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEManassas Muni(AWOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HEFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HEF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Manassas Muni(AWOS): temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEFFIG. B THE AIR AT MANASSAS MUNI(AWOS)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEManassas Muni(AWOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HEFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HEF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Manassas Muni(AWOS), north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HEFFIG. C THE WIND AT MANASSAS MUNI(AWOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEManassas Muni(AWOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HEFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HEF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Manassas Muni(AWOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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