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Wakefield, Virginia

Town in Sussex County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Wakefield

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Hampton Roads (VA), 28 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone23Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 61, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wakefield

0.86 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.86in
Last 3 days
0.86in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wakefield, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Wakefield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

NWS OffficeWKFV2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.5 mi away/144 ft/47 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank89of 1,554

Station report

The weather at Wakefield (NEXRAD), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.5 mi from Wakefield, Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 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 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWakefield (NEXRAD), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AKQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AKQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Wakefield (NEXRAD): temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AKQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wakefield (NEXRAD), north up: at 6 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 AKQFIG. C THE WIND AT WAKEFIELD (NEXRAD)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWakefield (NEXRAD), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at NWS Offfice (WKFV2), 1.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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Near Wakefield

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Near Wakefield

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