Storm Station
Red Cross, North Carolina
61°
Clear· Feels like 61°·Light air 4 mph NW
Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
62%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Red Cross, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

AlbemarleVUJ

At an airfield/16.0 mi away/610 ft/32 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank168of 914

Uwharie National ForestUNFN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/28.9 mi away/512 ft/130 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank143of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Locust 0.1 NNWNC-SN-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/727 ft/85 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Water PltNTPN7

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/722 ft/80 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Albemarle, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.0 mi from Red Cross. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 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 Albemarle, 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 VUJFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALBEMARLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAlbemarle, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS VUJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VUJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Albemarle: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VUJFIG. B THE AIR AT ALBEMARLETHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 49.0 F, 48.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEAlbemarle, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS VUJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VUJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Albemarle, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VUJFIG. C THE WIND AT ALBEMARLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlbemarle, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS VUJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-VUJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Albemarle, 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 Red Cross

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