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Glen Ferris, West Virginia

Community in Fayette County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Glen Ferris

Index 35, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Charleston (WV), 26 miles off.

35Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)35Good-
  • Ozone4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Glen Ferris

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.41 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.41in

Visibility

How far you can see at Glen Ferris, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 3 miles Fri 4 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Glen Ferris, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LatunaLATW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.5 mi away/1,276 ft/615 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank637of 711

measured daily2 instruments

LocksLONW2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.8 mi away/804 ft/143 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank395of 711

Fayetteville 1.5 SSEWV-FY-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.6 mi away/1,802 ft/1,141 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Charleston/Kanawha, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.7 mi from Glen Ferris, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Charleston/Kanawha, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRWFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLESTON/KANAWHASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECharleston/Kanawha, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CRWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 71.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Charleston/Kanawha: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 71.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRWFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLESTON/KANAWHATHE 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, OVC 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 71.0 F, 71.0 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 POINTTITLECharleston/Kanawha, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Charleston/Kanawha, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CRWFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLESTON/KANAWHAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECharleston/Kanawha, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Charleston/Kanawha, 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 Glen Ferris

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

Near Glen Ferris

River and lake gauges