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Williamstown, West Virginia

City in Wood County, West Virginia

Air quality

The air at Williamstown

Index 9, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Parkersburg (WV), 8 miles off.

9Good
  • Ozone9Good7 ppb7.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 44 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 Williamstown

None in the last 24 hours; 0.64 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.64in

Visibility

How far you can see at Williamstown, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 12 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Williamstown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ParkersburgPKB

At an airfield/4.1 mi away/804 ft/171 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank64of 711

WalkerWKEW2

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.1 mi away/912 ft/279 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank614of 711

measured daily2 instruments

Williamstown 0.3 SSWWV-WD-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/638 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ParkersburgPARW2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/561 ft/72 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Parkersburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.1 mi from Williamstown, West Virginia. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Parkersburg, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling 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 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, 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

71.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Parkersburg: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 10,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 68.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 71.0 F, 69.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Parkersburg, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light 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 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH 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 Williamstown

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

Near Williamstown

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