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University of Virginia, Virginia

Community in Albemarle County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at University of Virginia

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Charlottesville (VA), 2 miles off.

32GoodAir quality index now
Set by
Ozone.
Smoke
No smoke near the ground through Fri 2 PM.
The air
Wind 2 mph from the northeast. Light wind keeps what is in the air near the ground.
Each pollutant at University of Virginia on the air quality index, 0 to 150: fine particles 18, ozone 32.EACH POLLUTANT ON THE INDEXindexGOODMODERATESENSITIVEFine particles (PM2.5)Fine particles (PM2.5): 18, good18GoodOzoneOzone: 32, good32Good050100150

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 40, good.

The air quality index by day. Yesterday measured 40, good.THE INDEX BY DAYindexGOODMODERATE050100Yesterday, measured: 40, good40YesterdayOct 20Good

Precipitation

What has fallen at University of Virginia

None in the last 3 days, to Wed 5 PM. The last measurable, 0.06 in, fell on Oct 17. 2.83 in over the last 14 days. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in
Last 14 days
2.83in
Precipitation at University of Virginia by day, the last 14 days, in inches as water: 2.83 in all, on 5 days, the most 1.70 in on Oct 10.PRECIPITATION BY DAYin0.000.501.001.502.00Oct 7: noneOct 8: none8Oct 9: noneOct 10: 1.70 in1.7010Oct 11: 0.98 inOct 12: none12Oct 13: noneOct 14: 0.01 in14Oct 15: noneOct 16: 0.08 in16Oct 17: 0.06 inOct 18: none18Oct 19: noneOct 20: noneOct 20EACH DAY TO 8 AM THE NEXT MORNING

Visibility

How far you can see at University of Virginia, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Fri 2 PM, lowest Fri 8 AM.

This hour
10+mi
Lowest, Fri 8 AM
10mi
Hours under a mile
0
Visibility by the hour for the next 45 hours, in miles to 10. Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Fri 2 PM, lowest Fri 8 AM.VISIBILITY, THE NEXT 45 HOURSmiDENSE FOGFOGMIST ORHAZECLEAR01/413510Wed 6 PM: 10 miles or moreWed 7 PM: 10 miles or moreWed 8 PM: 10 miles or moreWed 9 PM: 10 miles or moreWed 10 PM: 10 miles or moreWed 11 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 12 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 1 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 2 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 3 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 4 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 5 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 6 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 7 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 8 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 9 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 10 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 11 AM: 10 miles or moreThu 12 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 1 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 2 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 3 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 4 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 5 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 6 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 7 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 8 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 9 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 10 PM: 10 miles or moreThu 11 PM: 10 miles or moreFri 12 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 1 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 2 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 3 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 4 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 5 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 6 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 7 AM: 10 milesFri 8 AM: 10 milesFri 9 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 10 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 11 AM: 10 miles or moreFri 12 PM: 10 miles or moreFri 1 PM: 10 miles or moreFri 2 PM: 10 miles or moreLOWEST 10 MILES, FRI 8 AM6 PMTHU6 AMNOON6 PMFRI6 AMNOON

On the radar over University of Virginia, VirginiaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest University of Virginia, 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 now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Charlottesville 2.2 WVA-AB-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/612 ft/46 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Charlottesville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from University of Virginia, Virginia. From its report of Oct 21, 2026, 5:53 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 Charlottesville, 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 CHOFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLOTTESVILLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECharlottesville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CHOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-21IDSR-CHO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 40 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Charlottesville: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 40 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHOFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLOTTESVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 5,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.7 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 25.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 40 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 POINTTITLECharlottesville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CHOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-21IDSR-CHO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Charlottesville, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CHOFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLOTTESVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECharlottesville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CHOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-21IDSR-CHO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Charlottesville, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Charlottesville (CRVV2), 0.3 miles from here, read 20 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near University of Virginia

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

Near University of Virginia

River and lake gauges