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Switzer, West Virginia

Community in Logan County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Switzer

Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Pikeville (KY), 37 miles off.

56Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate-
  • Ozone4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 37, good.

Smoke, the next 45 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 Switzer

1.70 in in the last 24 hours, 3.05 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.70in
Last 3 days
3.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Switzer, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Switzer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Logan6L4

At an airfield/5.6 mi away/1,650 ft/898 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank370of 711

measured daily2 instruments

LoganLGNW2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.8 mi away/771 ft/19 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank330of 711

Station report

The weather at Logan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.6 mi from Switzer, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 300 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Logan, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6L4FIG. A THE SKY OVER LOGANSECTION, 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 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLELogan, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 6L4TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6L4-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 69.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 300 ft.

Chart of the air at Logan: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6L4FIG. B THE AIR AT LOGANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.8 F, 69.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLELogan, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6L4TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6L4-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Logan, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 6L4FIG. C THE WIND AT LOGANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELogan, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 6L4TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-6L4-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Logan (LGNW2), 3.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Switzer

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

Near Switzer

River and lake gauges