Storm Station
Oak Ridge, North Carolina
63°
Clear· Feels like 63°·Light breeze 8 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 6 to 12 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
45%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Oak Ridge, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS)GSO

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/886 ft/44 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank38of 915

LexingtonLXFN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/31.7 mi away/748 ft/182 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank68of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Oak Ridge 0.8 WNWNC-GL-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/921 ft/9 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Greensboro WtpGSON7

At a water treatment plant/12.0 mi away/748 ft/182 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Oak Ridge. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 12,000 ft, scattered at 17,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 17,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSOFIG. A THE SKY OVER GREENSBORO/PIEDMONT_(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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONSCT 17,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 12,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGreensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GSOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GSO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 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; the lowest cloud reported is at 12,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS): temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 12,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSOFIG. B THE AIR AT GREENSBORO/PIEDMONT_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 12,000 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 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 POINTTITLEGreensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GSO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the 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 GSOFIG. C THE WIND AT GREENSBORO/PIEDMONT_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGreensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GSO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Greensboro/Piedmont_(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 Oak Ridge

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