Storm Station
Butner, North Carolina
65°
Clear· Feels like 65°·Light breeze 4 mph N
Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. Northwest wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
58%Humidity
7%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Butner, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Durham - Duke North HeliportTQV

At an airfield/13.4 mi away/394 ft/11 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Durham 11 W03758

At a climate reference station/21.9 mi away/562 ft/179 ft above here

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measured daily2 instruments

Butner 0.7 ENENC-GV-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/382 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Falls LakeFLKN7

At a cooperative observer's station/11.6 mi away/349 ft/34 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Durham - Duke North Heliport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.4 mi from Butner. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:50 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Durham - Duke North Heliport, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TQVFIG. A THE SKY OVER DURHAM - DUKE NORTH HELIPORTSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDurham - Duke North Heliport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TQVTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TQV-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Durham - Duke North Heliport: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TQVFIG. B THE AIR AT DURHAM - DUKE NORTH HELIPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 48.2 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEDurham - Duke North Heliport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TQVTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TQV-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Durham - Duke North Heliport, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, 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 TQVFIG. C THE WIND AT DURHAM - DUKE NORTH HELIPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDurham - Duke North Heliport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TQVTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TQV-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Durham - Duke North Heliport, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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