Storm Station
Atlantic Beach, North Carolina
65°
Overcast· Feels like 65°·Light breeze 8 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 79. West wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
-UV
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66%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Atlantic Beach, 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 now2 instruments

Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS)MRH

At an airfield/4.9 mi away/10 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank142of 914

Croatan RAWSNPTN7

A remote fire weather station/9.8 mi away/30 ft/23 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank312of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Atlantic BeachATBN7

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/7 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Atlantic Beach 1.0 ENC-CR-43

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/5 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.9 mi from Atlantic Beach. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:58 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRHFIG. A THE SKY OVER SMITH_FIELD/BEAUFORT_(ASOS)SECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESmith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MRHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS): temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 81 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRHFIG. B THE AIR AT SMITH_FIELD/BEAUFORT_(ASOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.6 FTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLESmith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRHFIG. C THE WIND AT SMITH_FIELD/BEAUFORT_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESmith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near Atlantic Beach

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