Storm Station
Nags Head, North Carolina
63°
Overcast· Feels like 63°·Moderate breeze 15 mph NW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. West wind 13 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
89%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Nags Head, 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

Manteo/Dare_Co_RgnlMQI

At an airfield/4.5 mi away/13 ft/30 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank151of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Nags Head 1.7 NNWNC-DR-32

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/7 ft/36 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ManteoMNTN7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.8 mi away/16 ft/27 ft below 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, 4.5 mi from Nags Head. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,900 ft, scattered at 3,200 ft, overcast at 3,800 ft; the ceiling is 3,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, the ceiling at 3,800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,800 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

61.7 F with a dew point of 56.3 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Manteo/Dare_Co_Rgnl: temperature 61.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.3, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,900 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 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,900 FTTEMPERATURE 61.7 FDEW POINT 56.3 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 16 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 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 16; 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 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 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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