Storm Station
Clayton, North Carolina
63°
Clear· Feels like 63°·Light air 2 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
56%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Clayton, 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

SmithfieldJNX

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/164 ft/170 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank141of 915

Goldsboro RAWSGBON7

A remote fire weather station/28.7 mi away/82 ft/252 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank64of 915

measured daily2 instruments

WTPCYNN7

At a water treatment plant/0.6 mi away/272 ft/62 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Clayton 0.8 WNWNC-JH-79

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/276 ft/58 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Smithfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Clayton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 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 Smithfield, 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 JNXFIG. A THE SKY OVER SMITHFIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESmithfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JNXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JNX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Smithfield: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JNXFIG. B THE AIR AT SMITHFIELDTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 51.8 F, 51.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLESmithfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JNXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JNX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Smithfield, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JNXFIG. C THE WIND AT SMITHFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESmithfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JNXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JNX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Smithfield, 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 Clayton

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