Storm Station
Jacksonville, North Carolina
44°
Overcast· Feels like 44°·Light air 3 mph NNW
Mostly clear, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
63%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Jacksonville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

New River HWY 17 BridgeJCKN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.2 mi away/-3 ft/28 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank486of 914

New_River_McasNCA

At an airfield/4.0 mi away/26 ft/1 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Jacksonville 0.5 SSWNC-ON-75

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/23 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Jacksonville E0CJEON7

At a cooperative observer's station/2.8 mi away/66 ft/41 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at New River HWY 17 Bridge, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.2 mi from Jacksonville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:25 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

16.3 F with a dew point of 9.7 F, 75 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 New River HWY 17 Bridge: temperature 16.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 9.7, 75 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 JCKN7FIG. B THE AIR AT NEW RIVER HWY 17 BRIDGETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0000 F10 F20 F30 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 8.4 FTEMPERATURE 16.3 FDEW POINT 9.7 FSPREAD 6.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLENew River HWY 17 Bridge, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP JCKN7TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JCKN7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (299 degrees) at 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at New River HWY 17 Bridge, north up: blowing from 299 degrees, the west northwest, 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 JCKN7FIG. C THE WIND AT NEW RIVER HWY 17 BRIDGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 299°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew River HWY 17 Bridge, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP JCKN7TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JCKN7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At -3 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.92 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F; it reports 16.3 F, 42.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where New River HWY 17 Bridge stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station -3 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.92 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JCKN7FIG. D WHERE NEW RIVER HWY 17 BRIDGE 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 ATMOSPHERENEW RIVER HWY 17 BRIDGE0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT-3 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 HERE29.92 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED16.3 FTITLENew River HWY 17 Bridge, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP JCKN7TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JCKN7-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of New River HWY 17 Bridge, in 5 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 Jacksonville

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