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Belmont, West Virginia

City in Pleasants County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Belmont

Index 29, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Parkersburg (WV), 16 miles off.

29Good
  • Ozone29Good32 ppb16.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Belmont

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 1.20 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 2 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
1.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at Belmont, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Belmont, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ParkersburgPKB

At an airfield/10.0 mi away/804 ft/161 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank60of 711

ArvillaARVW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.4 mi away/630 ft/13 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank551of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Walker 6.4 NEWV-WD-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.1 mi away/798 ft/155 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank466of 711

HarrisvilleHRRW2

At a cooperative observer's station/15.9 mi away/768 ft/125 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank462of 711

Station report

The weather at Parkersburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.0 mi from Belmont, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Parkersburg, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. A THE SKY OVER PARKERSBURGSECTION, 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 SHEETFEW 6,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEParkersburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PKB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 26.0 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Parkersburg: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.0, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. B THE AIR AT PARKERSBURGTHE 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 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 20.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 26.0 FSPREAD 29.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLEParkersburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PKB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Parkersburg, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. C THE WIND AT PARKERSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEParkersburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PKB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Harrisville (HRRW2), 15.9 miles from here, read 12 Oct, 14:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Belmont

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

Near Belmont

River and lake gauges