Storm Station
Holden Beach, North Carolina
63°
Clear· Feels like 63°·Light breeze 7 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 5 to 12 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
59%Humidity
0%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Holden Beach, 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 now2 instruments

ShallotteNATN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.4 mi away/56 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank130of 915

Southport/BrunswickSUT

At an airfield/12.8 mi away/26 ft/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank141of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Holden Beach 1.5 NENC-BR-41

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/32 ft/- ft from here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ag STNSHAN7

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/23 ft/- ft from here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Southport/Brunswick, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Holden Beach. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 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 Southport/Brunswick, 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 SUTFIG. A THE SKY OVER SOUTHPORT/BRUNSWICKSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESouthport/Brunswick, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SUTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SUT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Southport/Brunswick: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SUTFIG. B THE AIR AT SOUTHPORT/BRUNSWICKTHE 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 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.1 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLESouthport/Brunswick, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SUT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Southport/Brunswick, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 2 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 SUTFIG. C THE WIND AT SOUTHPORT/BRUNSWICKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESouthport/Brunswick, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SUTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SUT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Southport/Brunswick, 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 Holden Beach

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