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Buckhannon, West Virginia

City in Upshur County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Buckhannon

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Morgantown (WV), 48 miles off.

19Good
  • Ozone19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Buckhannon

0.35 in in the last 24 hours, 1.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.35in
Last 3 days
1.20in

Visibility

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

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

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Buckhannon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BuckhannonW22

At an airfield/2.9 mi away/1,634 ft/183 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

BuckhannonBKNW2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.4 mi away/1,427 ft/24 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank29of 711

Buckhannon 2.3 SWWV-UP-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/1,493 ft/42 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW5131, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 16.8 mi from Buckhannon, West Virginia. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the south (188 degrees) at 1 mph, gusting 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW5131, north up: blowing from 188 degrees, the south, at 1 miles an hour, gusting 2; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5131FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW5131PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 188°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW5131, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5131TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW5131-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,152 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.70 inHg and the temperature at 54.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.02 inHg means its barometer reads 27.83 inHg; it reports 54.0 F, 0.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW5131 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,152 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.70 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.02 and the station pressure it means, 27.83.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5131FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW5131 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION GW51314 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,152 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.70 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.02 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.83 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED54.0 FTITLECitizen station GW5131, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5131TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW5131-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.84 N, and the day is 10 h 58 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW5131, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 58 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5131FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW5131ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 75°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 17, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 58 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.84 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.4°TITLECitizen station GW5131, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5131TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW5131-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW5131, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Buckhannon (BKNW2), 1.4 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Buckhannon

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

Near Buckhannon

River and lake gauges