Storm Station
Northlakes, North Carolina
60°
Clear· Feels like 60°·Light breeze 4 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 76. Northwest wind 2 to 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
47%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Northlakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Hickory_Regional_(ASOS)HKY

At an airfield/3.0 mi away/1,188 ft/172 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank47of 914

Taylorsville RAWSTAYN7

A remote fire weather station/15.8 mi away/1,181 ft/165 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank143of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Hickory 3.2 NWNC-CD-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/1,053 ft/37 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Rhodhiss Hydro PlantRHON7

At a cooperative observer's station/3.9 mi away/1,020 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Hickory_Regional_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.0 mi from Northlakes. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 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 Hickory_Regional_(ASOS), 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 HKYFIG. A THE SKY OVER HICKORY_REGIONAL_(ASOS)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHickory_Regional_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HKYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HKY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

52.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 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 Hickory_Regional_(ASOS): temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 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 HKYFIG. B THE AIR AT HICKORY_REGIONAL_(ASOS)THE 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 45.9 FTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 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 POINTTITLEHickory_Regional_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HKYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HKY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hickory_Regional_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HKYFIG. C THE WIND AT HICKORY_REGIONAL_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHickory_Regional_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HKYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HKY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hickory_Regional_(ASOS), 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 Northlakes

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