Storm Station
Fairplains, North Carolina
52°
Clear· Feels like 52°·Light air 3 mph NW
Clear, with a low around 48. West wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
74%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Fairplains, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_CntyUKF

At an airfield/3.6 mi away/1,299 ft/26 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank168of 914

Rendezvous Valley RAWS SiteRVZN7

A remote fire weather station/8.3 mi away/2,306 ft/1,033 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank151of 914

measured daily2 instruments

North Wilkesboro 1.1 NNWNC-WL-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/1,249 ft/24 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

North WilkesboroNWBN7

At a cooperative observer's station/2.3 mi away/1,135 ft/138 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.6 mi from Fairplains. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 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 North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, 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 UKFFIG. A THE SKY OVER NORTH_WILKESBORO/WILKES_CNTYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENorth_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UKFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UKF-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 North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty: 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 UKFFIG. B THE AIR AT NORTH_WILKESBORO/WILKES_CNTYTHE 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 POINTTITLENorth_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UKFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UKF-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 North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, 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 UKFFIG. C THE WIND AT NORTH_WILKESBORO/WILKES_CNTYPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLENorth_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UKFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UKF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at North Wilkesboro (NWBN7), 2.3 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Fairplains

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