Storm Station
Chimney Rock Village, North Carolina
59°
Clear· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 8 mph NW
Clear, with a low around 46. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
65%Humidity
3%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Chimney Rock Village, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS)AVL

At an airfield/16.0 mi away/2,169 ft/524 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank38of 914

Asheville 13 S53878

At a climate reference station/16.9 mi away/2,103 ft/590 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Backlund Hort. Nr FletcherFLTN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.1 mi away/2,067 ft/626 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank238of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Bat Cave 1.8 NNWNC-HN-63

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/2,309 ft/384 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lake Lure 2LKLN7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.3 mi away/1,102 ft/1,591 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.0 mi from Chimney Rock Village. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:54 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 Asheville_Municipal_(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 AVLFIG. A THE SKY OVER ASHEVILLE_MUNICIPAL_(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 MORE0510TITLEAsheville_Municipal_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AVLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 80 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 Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS): temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 80 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 AVLFIG. B THE AIR AT ASHEVILLE_MUNICIPAL_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.7 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEAsheville_Municipal_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 9 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 AVLFIG. C THE WIND AT ASHEVILLE_MUNICIPAL_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAsheville_Municipal_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lake Lure 2 (LKLN7), 4.3 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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Near Chimney Rock Village

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