Storm Station
Manteo, North Carolina
61°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Gentle breeze 12 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 12 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
83%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Manteo, 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

Manteo/Dare_Co_RgnlMQI

At an airfield/1.6 mi away/13 ft/9 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank159of 915

Gum Neck - NF Alligator RiverALIN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/31.9 mi away/3 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank239of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Manteo 0.8 NWNC-DR-91

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/8 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ManteoMNTN7

At a cooperative observer's station/1.8 mi away/16 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Manteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.6 mi from Manteo. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,200 ft; the ceiling is 1,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, the ceiling at 1,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQIFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANTEO/DARE_CO_RGNLSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEManteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MQITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MQI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 56.3 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Manteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.3, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQIFIG. B THE AIR AT MANTEO/DARE_CO_RGNLTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 56.3 FSPREAD 3.7 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 POINTTITLEManteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MQITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MQI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Manteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQIFIG. C THE WIND AT MANTEO/DARE_CO_RGNLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEManteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MQITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MQI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Manteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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