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Philippi, West Virginia

City in Barbour County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Philippi

Index 32, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Morgantown (WV), 35 miles off.

32Good
  • Ozone32Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Philippi

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.99 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.99in

Visibility

How far you can see at Philippi, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Philippi, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Elkins 21 ENE03733

At a climate reference station/32.4 mi away/3,390 ft/1,909 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank374of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Philippi 0.9 SWV-BB-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/1,561 ft/80 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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DamTYGW2

At a dam/11.3 mi away/981 ft/500 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank704of 711

Station report

The weather at Clarksburg/Benedum, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Philippi, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,400 ft, scattered at 4,400 ft, broken at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Clarksburg/Benedum, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKBFIG. A THE SKY OVER CLARKSBURG/BENEDUMSECTION, 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 SHEETBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEClarksburg/Benedum, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CKBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CKB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Clarksburg/Benedum: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKBFIG. B THE AIR AT CLARKSBURG/BENEDUMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,400 FTTEMPERATURE 76.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEClarksburg/Benedum, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CKB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Clarksburg/Benedum, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CKBFIG. C THE WIND AT CLARKSBURG/BENEDUMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEClarksburg/Benedum, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CKBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CKB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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