Storm Station
Polkton, North Carolina
59°
Clear· Feels like 59°·Light air 2 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
69%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Polkton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

WadesboroAFP

At an airfield/6.2 mi away/300 ft/55 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank387of 915

RockinghamRKGN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.9 mi away/394 ft/39 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank76of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Wadesboro 5.3 NWNC-AN-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.8 mi away/277 ft/78 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Monroe 2 SEMORN7

At a cooperative observer's station/19.4 mi away/554 ft/199 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wadesboro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.2 mi from Polkton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:15 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 Wadesboro, 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 AFPFIG. A THE SKY OVER WADESBOROSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWadesboro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AFPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AFP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 78 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 Wadesboro: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 78 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 AFPFIG. B THE AIR AT WADESBOROTHE 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 52.4 FTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLEWadesboro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AFPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AFP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Wadesboro, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AFPFIG. C THE WIND AT WADESBOROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWadesboro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AFPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AFP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Monroe 2 SE (MORN7), 19.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Polkton

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