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Whitmer, West Virginia

Community in Randolph County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Whitmer

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 PM from its reporting area, Harrisonburg (VA), 44 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone27Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 38, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Whitmer

0.20 in in the last 24 hours, 0.83 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.20in
Last 3 days
0.83in

Visibility

How far you can see at Whitmer, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Whitmer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Whitmer 3W Rain384911079351701

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.2 mi away/2,819 ft/12 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank223of 711

Elkins 21 ENE03733

At a climate reference station/14.3 mi away/3,390 ft/583 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank373of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Circleville 3.8 SWWV-PN-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.9 mi away/2,245 ft/562 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Canaan ValleyCAAW2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.0 mi away/3,196 ft/389 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank4of 711

Station report

The weather at Elkins/Randolph Fld, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.2 mi from Whitmer, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 3:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Elkins/Randolph Fld, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELKINS/RANDOLPH 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 SHEETFEW 4,700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEElkins/Randolph Fld, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EKNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EKN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 44 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Elkins/Randolph Fld: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 44 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKNFIG. B THE AIR AT ELKINS/RANDOLPH 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 24.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,700 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 21.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 44 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 POINTTITLEElkins/Randolph Fld, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EKN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Elkins/Randolph Fld, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 9 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 EKNFIG. C THE WIND AT ELKINS/RANDOLPH FLDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElkins/Randolph Fld, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EKN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Canaan Valley (CAAW2), 18.0 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in West Virginia

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

Near Whitmer

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

Near Whitmer

River and lake gauges