Storm Station
Rural Hall, North Carolina
64°
Clear· Feels like 64°·Light breeze 7 mph NNW
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
42%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rural Hall, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS)INT

At an airfield/7.6 mi away/971 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank38of 915

LexingtonLXFN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.2 mi away/748 ft/220 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank68of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Rural Hall 2.2 ESENC-FR-43

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/832 ft/136 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

KingKIGN7

At a cooperative observer's station/5.5 mi away/1,110 ft/142 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.6 mi from Rural Hall. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:54 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 Winston-Salem/Smith_(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 INTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH_(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 MORE0510TITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-INT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS): temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INTFIG. B THE AIR AT WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.2 FTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-INT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, 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 INTFIG. C THE WIND AT WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-INT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at King (KIGN7), 5.5 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 Rural Hall

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