Storm Station
Dortches, North Carolina
59°
Mostly clear· Feels like 59°·Light air 3 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 7 to 12 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
75%Humidity
29%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Dortches, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Rocky MountSTON7

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.9 mi away/125 ft/74 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank214of 915

Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS)RWI

At an airfield/10.6 mi away/157 ft/42 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank47of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Rocky Mount 3.3 WNWNC-NS-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/148 ft/51 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Rocky MountRMTN7

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/103 ft/96 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.6 mi from Dortches. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RWIFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCKY_MOUNT-WILSON_(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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 5,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RWITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RWI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS): temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RWIFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCKY_MOUNT-WILSON_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLERocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RWITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RWI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 6 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 RWIFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCKY_MOUNT-WILSON_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RWITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RWI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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Near Dortches

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