Storm Station
Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina
67°
Clear· Feels like 67°·Light air 4 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
49%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Fuquay-Varina, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Erwin/Harnett_County_ArptHRJ

At an airfield/15.2 mi away/197 ft/219 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Durham 11 W03758

At a climate reference station/31.0 mi away/562 ft/146 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Fuquay-Varina 0.4 NNC-WK-97

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/413 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Cary Coop StaCRYN7

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/440 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Duke Forest Met Sta Nr Chapel Hill, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 30.8 mi from Fuquay-Varina. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:06 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 50.5 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Duke Forest Met Sta Nr Chapel Hill: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.5, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DKFN7FIG. B THE AIR AT DUKE FOREST MET STA NR CHAPEL HILLTHE 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 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.0 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 50.5 FSPREAD 6.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLEDuke Forest Met Sta Nr Chapel Hill, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP DKFN7TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DKFN7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 594 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.28 inHg and the temperature at 56.9 F; it reports 57.0 F, 0.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Duke Forest Met Sta Nr Chapel Hill stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 594 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.28 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DKFN7FIG. D WHERE DUKE FOREST MET STA NR CHAPEL HILL STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREDUKE FOREST MET STA NR CHAPEL HILL2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT594 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.28 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED57.0 FTITLEDuke Forest Met Sta Nr Chapel Hill, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP DKFN7TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DKFN7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 52 degrees above the horizon at 35.97 N, and the day is 11 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 79 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Duke Forest Met Sta Nr Chapel Hill, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 52 degrees above the horizon, against 77 at the June solstice, 54 at the equinoxes and 31 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DKFN7FIG. E THE SUN AT DUKE FOREST MET STA NR CHAPEL HILLELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 77°EQUINOXES 54°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 31°SEP 27, 52°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 79 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 35.97 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEDuke Forest Met Sta Nr Chapel Hill, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP DKFN7TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DKFN7-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Duke Forest Met Sta Nr Chapel Hill, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Cary Coop Sta (CRYN7), 8.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

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