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Powellton, West Virginia

Community in Fayette County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Powellton

Index 41, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Charleston (WV), 24 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)41Good-
  • Ozone4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 41 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 Powellton

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.70 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.70in

Visibility

How far you can see at Powellton, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Powellton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Lick KnobLKNW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.2 mi away/2,703 ft/1,819 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank481of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Eskdale 2.5 NWV-KN-49

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.7 mi away/719 ft/165 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LocksLONW2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.8 mi away/804 ft/80 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank395of 711

Station report

The weather at Beckley Memorial, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.7 mi from Powellton, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,000 ft, broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Beckley Memorial, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKWFIG. A THE SKY OVER BECKLEY MEMORIALSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBeckley Memorial, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BKWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 65.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Beckley Memorial: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKWFIG. B THE AIR AT BECKLEY MEMORIALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 65.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEBeckley Memorial, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Beckley Memorial, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKWFIG. C THE WIND AT BECKLEY MEMORIALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBeckley Memorial, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Beckley Memorial, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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Near Powellton

River and lake gauges