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Sistersville, West Virginia

City in Tyler County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Sistersville

Index 43, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Moundsville (WV), 28 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)43Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 42 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 Sistersville

None in the last 24 hours; 0.63 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.63in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sistersville, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 1 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sistersville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Starkey RidgeSTKW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.4 mi away/1,040 ft/389 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank667of 711

ParkersburgPKB

At an airfield/28.3 mi away/804 ft/153 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank64of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Middlebourne 4.0 ENEWV-TY-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.5 mi away/731 ft/80 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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MiddlebourneMDBW2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/1,027 ft/376 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Parkersburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 28.3 mi from Sistersville, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 8,000 ft, scattered at 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Parkersburg, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. A THE SKY OVER PARKERSBURGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 8,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEParkersburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PKB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

74.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Parkersburg: temperature 74.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. B THE AIR AT PARKERSBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 74.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLEParkersburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PKB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Parkersburg, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PKBFIG. C THE WIND AT PARKERSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEParkersburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PKBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PKB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Parkersburg, 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 Sistersville

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

Near Sistersville

River and lake gauges