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Alderson, West Virginia

Town in Greenbrier County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Alderson

Index 7, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Greenbrier County (WV), 12 miles off.

7Good
  • Ozone7Good5 ppb12.3 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 17, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alderson

0.90 in in the last 24 hours, 1.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.90in
Last 3 days
1.25in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Alderson, 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 now3 instruments

AldersonALRW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/0.3 mi away/1,558 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank571of 711

measured daily2 instruments

AldersonALDW2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/1,562 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank329of 711

Monitor 0.4 SWWV-MR-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.7 mi away/2,244 ft/689 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lewisburg/Greenbrie, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.0 mi from Alderson, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Lewisburg/Greenbrie, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWBFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEWISBURG/GREENBRIESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLELewisburg/Greenbrie, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LWBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LWB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Lewisburg/Greenbrie: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWBFIG. B THE AIR AT LEWISBURG/GREENBRIETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.0 F, 68.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLELewisburg/Greenbrie, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LWBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LWB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Lewisburg/Greenbrie, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWBFIG. C THE WIND AT LEWISBURG/GREENBRIEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELewisburg/Greenbrie, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LWBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LWB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Alderson

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

Near Alderson

River and lake gauges