Storm Station
Ranlo, North Carolina
58°
Clear· Feels like 58°·Light air 2 mph N
Clear, with a low around 51. North northwest wind around 3 mph.
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-Air quality
67%Humidity
0%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ranlo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Gastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS)AKH

At an airfield/6.6 mi away/801 ft/22 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank38of 914

Mt Island Lake RAWSMTIN7

A remote fire weather station/9.7 mi away/715 ft/64 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank243of 914

measured daily2 instruments

GastoniaGTAN7

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/738 ft/41 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Gastonia 2.3 NNENC-GS-56

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/733 ft/46 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Gastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.6 mi from Ranlo. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:54 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 Gastonia_Mcpl_(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 AKHFIG. A THE SKY OVER GASTONIA_MCPL_(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 MORE0510TITLEGastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AKHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AKH-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 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gastonia_Mcpl_(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 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKHFIG. B THE AIR AT GASTONIA_MCPL_(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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.8 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 POINTTITLEGastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AKH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Gastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), 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 AKHFIG. C THE WIND AT GASTONIA_MCPL_(ASOS)PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEGastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AKH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Gastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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