Storm Station
Benson, North Carolina
66°
Clear· Feels like 66°·Light air 4 mph NW
Clear, with a low around 53. West wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
56%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Benson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Erwin/Harnett_County_ArptHRJ

At an airfield/10.5 mi away/197 ft/31 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Goldsboro RAWSGBON7

A remote fire weather station/29.7 mi away/82 ft/146 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank64of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Benson 0.5 WNWNC-JH-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/260 ft/32 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Dunn 4NWERWN7

At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/171 ft/57 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Goldsboro RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 29.7 mi from Benson. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:06 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Goldsboro RAWS: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GBON7FIG. B THE AIR AT GOLDSBORO RAWSTHE 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 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 53.0 F, 51.0 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 POINTTITLEGoldsboro RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP GBON7TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GBON7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 82 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.83 inHg and the temperature at 58.7 F; it reports 53.0 F, 5.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Goldsboro RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 82 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.83 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GBON7FIG. D WHERE GOLDSBORO RAWS STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREGOLDSBORO RAWS0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT82 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.83 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED53.0 FTITLEGoldsboro RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP GBON7TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GBON7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 53 degrees above the horizon at 35.43 N, and the day is 11 h 50 min long. Level ground there takes 80 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Goldsboro RAWS, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 53 degrees above the horizon, against 78 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 50 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GBON7FIG. E THE SUN AT GOLDSBORO RAWSELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 78°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°SEP 27, 53°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 50 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 80 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEGoldsboro RAWS, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP GBON7TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GBON7-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Goldsboro RAWS, in 4 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 Benson

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