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Salt Rock, West Virginia

Community in Cabell County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Salt Rock

Index 59, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Huntington (WV), 13 miles off.

59Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)59Moderate24.6 mi
  • Ozone28Good27 ppb24.6 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Salt Rock

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.62 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.62in

Visibility

How far you can see at Salt Rock, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 5 miles Fri 10 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Salt Rock, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Milton 4.2 WWV-CB-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/623 ft/367 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Pea Ridge WWTPPRDW2

At a water treatment plant/7.7 mi away/558 ft/432 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Huntington/Tri Stat, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.7 mi from Salt Rock, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Huntington/Tri Stat, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HTSFIG. A THE SKY OVER HUNTINGTON/TRI STATSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 3,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHuntington/Tri Stat, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HTSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HTS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Huntington/Tri Stat: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HTSFIG. B THE AIR AT HUNTINGTON/TRI STATTHE 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 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,400 FTTEMPERATURE 72.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLEHuntington/Tri Stat, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HTSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HTS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Huntington/Tri Stat, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HTSFIG. C THE WIND AT HUNTINGTON/TRI STATPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHuntington/Tri Stat, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HTSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HTS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Huntington/Tri Stat, 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 Salt Rock

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

Near Salt Rock

River and lake gauges