Storm Station
Lake Waccamaw, North Carolina
58°
Clear· Feels like 58°·Light air 3 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 3 to 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
82%Humidity
0%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Lake Waccamaw, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Columbus_Cnty_Muni_ArptCPC

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/98 ft/42 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank389of 915

WhitevilleWHIN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.7 mi away/52 ft/4 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank114of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Lake Waccamaw 0.3 SNC-CL-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/57 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Whiteville 7 NWWHTN7

At a cooperative observer's station/17.4 mi away/82 ft/26 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Columbus_Cnty_Muni_Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.1 mi from Lake Waccamaw. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:15 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 Columbus_Cnty_Muni_Arpt, 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 CPCFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLUMBUS_CNTY_MUNI_ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEColumbus_Cnty_Muni_Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CPCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CPC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Columbus_Cnty_Muni_Arpt: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CPCFIG. B THE AIR AT COLUMBUS_CNTY_MUNI_ARPTTHE 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 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.5 FTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLEColumbus_Cnty_Muni_Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CPCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CPC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Columbus_Cnty_Muni_Arpt, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 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 CPCFIG. C THE WIND AT COLUMBUS_CNTY_MUNI_ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColumbus_Cnty_Muni_Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CPCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CPC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Columbus_Cnty_Muni_Arpt, 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 Lake Waccamaw

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