Storm Station
Linville, North Carolina
51°
Clear· Feels like 51°·Light breeze 8 mph NNW
Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northwest wind around 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
69%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Linville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

NC Fire RAWS 5CNEN7

A remote fire weather station/5.6 mi away/3,740 ft/99 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank64of 914

Watauga_Cnty_Hosp_HelipTNB

At an airfield/15.2 mi away/3,146 ft/495 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank30of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Linville 1.4 SNC-AV-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/3,683 ft/42 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Grandfather Mountain MuseumGNFN7

At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/4,638 ft/997 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Watauga_Cnty_Hosp_Helip, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.2 mi from Linville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Watauga_Cnty_Hosp_Helip, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TNBFIG. A THE SKY OVER WATAUGA_CNTY_HOSP_HELIPSECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWatauga_Cnty_Hosp_Helip, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TNBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TNB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Watauga_Cnty_Hosp_Helip: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TNBFIG. B THE AIR AT WATAUGA_CNTY_HOSP_HELIPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.9 FTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEWatauga_Cnty_Hosp_Helip, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TNBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TNB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 3,146 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.67 inHg and the temperature at 47.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.00 inHg means its barometer reads 26.74 inHg; it reports 49.0 F, 1.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Watauga_Cnty_Hosp_Helip stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,146 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.67 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.00 and the station pressure it means, 26.74.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TNBFIG. D WHERE WATAUGA_CNTY_HOSP_HELIP 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 ATMOSPHEREWATAUGA_CNTY_HOSP_HELIP11 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,146 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 HERE26.67 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.00 inHgITS BAROMETER READS26.74 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLEWatauga_Cnty_Hosp_Helip, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS TNBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TNB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Watauga_Cnty_Hosp_Helip, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Grandfather Mountain Museum (GNFN7), 2.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 11:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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Near Linville

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