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Terra Alta, West Virginia

Town in Preston County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Terra Alta

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Morgantown (WV), 24 miles off.

19Good
  • Ozone19Good19 ppb24.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Terra Alta

0.56 in in the last 24 hours, 0.76 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.56in
Last 3 days
0.76in

Visibility

How far you can see at Terra Alta, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 6 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Terra Alta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Elkins 21 ENE03733

At a climate reference station/30.4 mi away/3,390 ft/767 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank373of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Terra Alta 6.2 NNEWV-PR-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/2,811 ft/188 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BayardBAYW2

At a cooperative observer's station/15.6 mi away/2,461 ft/162 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank707of 711

Station report

The weather at Morgantown/Hart Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.0 mi from Terra Alta, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,700 ft, broken at 2,400 ft, overcast at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Morgantown/Hart Fld, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, the ceiling at 1,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGWFIG. A THE SKY OVER MORGANTOWN/HART FLDSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMorgantown/Hart Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MGWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MGW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Morgantown/Hart Fld: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGWFIG. B THE AIR AT MORGANTOWN/HART FLDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,700 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEMorgantown/Hart Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MGW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Morgantown/Hart Fld, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGWFIG. C THE WIND AT MORGANTOWN/HART FLDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMorgantown/Hart Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MGW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Morgantown/Hart Fld, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bayard (BAYW2), 15.6 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Terra Alta

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

Near Terra Alta

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