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Nitro, West Virginia

City in Kanawha County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Nitro

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Charleston (WV), 13 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good12.9 mi
  • Ozone4Good0 ppb12.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 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 Nitro

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

How far you can see at Nitro, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Thu 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Nitro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Nitro 1.5 ENEWV-KN-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/668 ft/52 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Saint AlbansSTAW2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/620 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank31of 711

Station report

The weather at Charleston/Kanawha, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Nitro, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:54 PM 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

72.0 F with a dew point of 71.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Charleston/Kanawha: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 71.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 70.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 72.0 F, 71.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 (170 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Charleston/Kanawha, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, 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 170°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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Saint Albans (STAW2), 2.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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Near Nitro

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