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Washington, Virginia

Town in Rappahannock County, Virginia

Air quality

The air at Washington

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Winchester (VA), 35 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone27Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Washington

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.13 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.13in

Visibility

How far you can see at Washington, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 3 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Washington, 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

measured daily2 instruments

Washington 2.5 SSEVA-RP-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/588 ft/97 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SperryvilleSPYV2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/906 ft/221 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Front Royal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.1 mi from Washington, Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 9,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Front Royal, height above the station to scale: 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 FRRFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRONT ROYALSECTION, 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 SKYCEILING 9,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFront Royal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FRRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FRR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

61.3 F with a dew point of 48.7 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Front Royal: temperature 61.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.7, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRRFIG. B THE AIR AT FRONT ROYALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 9,500 FTTEMPERATURE 61.3 FDEW POINT 48.7 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLEFront Royal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FRR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Front Royal, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, 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 FRRFIG. C THE WIND AT FRONT ROYALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFront Royal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FRR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sperryville (SPYV2), 7.7 miles from here, read 8 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Virginia

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

Near Washington

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

Near Washington

River and lake gauges