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Bolivar, West Virginia

Town in Jefferson County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Bolivar

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Martinsburg (WV), 12 miles off.

34Good
  • Ozone34Good36 ppb14.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Wed Oct 21, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 15, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bolivar

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.18 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.18in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 2 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bolivar, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ShepherdstownSHDW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.3 mi away/405 ft/89 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank658of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Harpers Ferry 2.4 NWV-JF-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/300 ft/194 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Martinsburg Rgnl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.4 mi from Bolivar, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 10,000 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Martinsburg Rgnl, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRBFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARTINSBURG RGNLSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMartinsburg Rgnl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MRBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MRB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Martinsburg Rgnl: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRBFIG. B THE AIR AT MARTINSBURG RGNLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 16.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 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 POINTTITLEMartinsburg Rgnl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MRB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Martinsburg Rgnl, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRBFIG. C THE WIND AT MARTINSBURG RGNLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMartinsburg Rgnl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MRB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Martinsburg Rgnl, 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 Bolivar

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

Near Bolivar

River and lake gauges