Storm Station
McFarlan, North Carolina
57°
Clear· Feels like 57°·Light breeze 4 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 80. Northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
75%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest McFarlan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

RockinghamRCZ

At an airfield/13.2 mi away/358 ft/49 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank31of 915

RockinghamRKGN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.0 mi away/394 ft/85 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank99of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Wadesboro 4.1 SNC-AN-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.7 mi away/432 ft/123 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Hamlet - Water PlantHAMN7

At a cooperative observer's station/16.7 mi away/305 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rockingham, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from McFarlan. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:35 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 Rockingham, 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 RCZFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCKINGHAMSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERockingham, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RCZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RCZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.7 F with a dew point of 50.7 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rockingham: temperature 57.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.7, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RCZFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCKINGHAMTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.1 FTEMPERATURE 57.7 FDEW POINT 50.7 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLERockingham, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RCZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RCZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rockingham, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 RCZFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCKINGHAMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERockingham, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RCZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RCZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rockingham, 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 McFarlan

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