Storm Station
Columbus, North Carolina
63°
Clear· Feels like 63°·Light breeze 6 mph NNW
Clear, with a low around 50. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
63%Humidity
0%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Columbus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

RutherfordtonRUTN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.2 mi away/1,043 ft/89 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank66of 914

RutherfordtonFQD

At an airfield/19.3 mi away/1,079 ft/53 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank154of 914

Asheville 13 S53878

At a climate reference station/22.9 mi away/2,103 ft/971 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Columbus 1.0 SENC-PK-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/1,112 ft/20 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

TryonTRYN7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.2 mi away/1,322 ft/190 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rutherfordton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.3 mi from Columbus. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:35 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 Rutherfordton, 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 FQDFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUTHERFORDTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERutherfordton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FQDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FQD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Rutherfordton: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FQDFIG. B THE AIR AT RUTHERFORDTONTHE 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 46.4 F, 46.4 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 POINTTITLERutherfordton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FQDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FQD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rutherfordton, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FQDFIG. C THE WIND AT RUTHERFORDTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERutherfordton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FQDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FQD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rutherfordton, 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 Columbus

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