Storm Station
Candor, North Carolina
55°
Clear· Feels like 55°·Light air 4 mph NNE
Sunny, with a high near 77. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
75%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Candor, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Uwharie National ForestUNFN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.7 mi away/512 ft/215 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank141of 915

Southern_Pines_AWOSSOP

At an airfield/20.2 mi away/463 ft/264 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank22of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Jackson Springs 2.5 NWNC-MR-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/523 ft/204 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Jackson Springs 3WSWJKSN7

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/591 ft/136 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Southern_Pines_AWOS, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.2 mi from Candor. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:56 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 Southern_Pines_AWOS, 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 SOPFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOUTHERN_PINES_AWOSSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESouthern_Pines_AWOS, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SOPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SOP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Southern_Pines_AWOS: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SOPFIG. B THE AIR AT SOUTHERN_PINES_AWOSTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.9 FTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLESouthern_Pines_AWOS, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SOPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SOP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Southern_Pines_AWOS, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 5 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 SOPFIG. C THE WIND AT SOUTHERN_PINES_AWOSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESouthern_Pines_AWOS, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SOPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SOP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Southern_Pines_AWOS, 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 Candor

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