Storm Station
Cliffside, North Carolina
51° 79°/49°
Clear· Feels like 51°·Light air 4 mph WNW
Clear, with a low around 47. Northwest wind around 2 mph.
0UV Low
24Air quality
80%Humidity
3%Cloud
Now
4:15 AM
51feels51
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
7949
UV 6
clear day
Mon
Sep 28
8050
UV 6
clear day
Tue
Sep 29
8356
UV 6
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8658
UV 6
mostly clear day
Thu
Oct 1
8761
UV 6
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
7765
12%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
8059
36%
overcast
51°
79°49°
80°50°
83°56°
86°58°
87°61°
77°65°
80°59°

As of 4:15 AM in Cliffside, North Carolina.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Cliffside, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Shelby_Muni_ArptEHO

At an airfield/9.1 mi away/846 ft/69 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank153of 914

RutherfordtonRUTN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.1 mi away/1,043 ft/266 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank64of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Caroleen 0.4 SNC-RT-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/820 ft/43 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Forest City 8 WFRSN7

At a cooperative observer's station/13.6 mi away/850 ft/73 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Shelby_Muni_Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.1 mi from Cliffside. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 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 Shelby_Muni_Arpt, 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 EHOFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHELBY_MUNI_ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEShelby_Muni_Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EHOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EHO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.3 F with a dew point of 45.7 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Shelby_Muni_Arpt: temperature 51.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.7, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EHOFIG. B THE AIR AT SHELBY_MUNI_ARPTTHE 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 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.4 FTEMPERATURE 51.3 FDEW POINT 45.7 FSPREAD 5.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEShelby_Muni_Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EHOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EHO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Shelby_Muni_Arpt, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, 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 EHOFIG. C THE WIND AT SHELBY_MUNI_ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShelby_Muni_Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EHOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EHO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Shelby_Muni_Arpt, 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 Cliffside

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