Storm Station
Fairfield, North Carolina
68°
Overcast· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 6 mph NNW
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
63%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fairfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Lake Mattamuskeet Hwy RainSKTN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.4 mi away/8 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank315of 914

Engelhard7W6

At an airfield/15.3 mi away/4 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank168of 914

Tidewater #1S2008

At a soil climate station/32.7 mi away/20 ft/18 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Fairfield 6.4 NNC-TY-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/3 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Swan Quarter FerrySWQN7

At a cooperative observer's station/11.6 mi away/20 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Engelhard, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.3 mi from Fairfield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Engelhard, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7W6FIG. A THE SKY OVER ENGELHARDSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEngelhard, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 7W6TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-7W6-1DRAWN 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 55.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Engelhard: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7W6FIG. B THE AIR AT ENGELHARDTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEEngelhard, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7W6TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-7W6-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Engelhard, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 8 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 7W6FIG. C THE WIND AT ENGELHARDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEngelhard, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7W6TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-7W6-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Engelhard, 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 Fairfield

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