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Van, West Virginia

Community in Boone County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Van

Index 57, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Charleston (WV), 26 miles off.

57Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)57Moderate-
  • Ozone32Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Van

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 1.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
1.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Van, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 3 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Van, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Ballard ForkBAFW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.3 mi away/1,421 ft/618 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank543of 711

Logan6L4

At an airfield/13.8 mi away/1,650 ft/847 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank370of 711

measured daily2 instruments

MadisonMADW2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/1,250 ft/447 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Madison 1.6 WNWWV-BN-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.4 mi away/698 ft/105 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Logan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.8 mi from Van, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,600 ft, a few clouds at 6,000 ft, scattered at 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Logan, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,600 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 8,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 6,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELogan, 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

75.2 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Logan: temperature 75.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,600 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,600 FTTEMPERATURE 75.2 FDEW POINT 62.6 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (260 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 15 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Logan, north up: blowing from 260 degrees, the west, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 15; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, 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 STATIONFROM 260°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 15 MPH5FRESH 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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Van

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

Near Van

River and lake gauges