Storm Station
Buxton, North Carolina
65°
Overcast· Feels like 65°·Gentle breeze 13 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Northwest wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
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73%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Buxton, 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 now2 instruments

Hatteras_(ASOS)HSE

At an airfield/5.5 mi away/10 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank52of 914

Engelhard - Far CreekEGHN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.9 mi away/3 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank243of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Buxton 0.3 ENENC-DR-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/5 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Frisco 2NNEFCON7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/3 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hatteras_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Buxton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,300 ft; the ceiling is 2,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hatteras_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, the ceiling at 2,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSEFIG. A THE SKY OVER HATTERAS_(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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHatteras_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HSETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HSE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Hatteras_(ASOS): temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSEFIG. B THE AIR AT HATTERAS_(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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEHatteras_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HSE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hatteras_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSEFIG. C THE WIND AT HATTERAS_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHatteras_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HSE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hatteras_(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

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