Storm Station
Arapahoe, North Carolina
61°
Mostly clear· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 6 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind 7 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
14%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Arapahoe, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Neuse River AT OrientalORLN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.6 mi away/3 ft/40 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank351of 915

Cherry_Point_McasNKT

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/30 ft/13 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank29of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Arapahoe 1.3 NNWNC-PM-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/38 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ReelsboroRELN7

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/45 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Cherry_Point_Mcas, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Arapahoe. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cherry_Point_Mcas, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKTFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHERRY_POINT_MCASSECTION, 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 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECherry_Point_Mcas, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NKTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NKT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Cherry_Point_Mcas: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKTFIG. B THE AIR AT CHERRY_POINT_MCASTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.6 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLECherry_Point_Mcas, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NKTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NKT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Cherry_Point_Mcas, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, 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 NKTFIG. C THE WIND AT CHERRY_POINT_MCASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECherry_Point_Mcas, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NKTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NKT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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Near Arapahoe

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