Storm Station
Salem, North Carolina
62°
Clear· Feels like 62°·Light air 4 mph N
Clear, with a low around 47. West southwest wind around 1 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
51%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Salem, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Morganton-Lenoir_AirportMRN

At an airfield/9.7 mi away/1,270 ft/65 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank25of 914

North Cove Usfs StationNCVN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.6 mi away/2,651 ft/1,446 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank68of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Morganton 2.1 SSWNC-BK-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/1,188 ft/17 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MorgantonMRGN7

At a cooperative observer's station/2.7 mi away/1,119 ft/86 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Morganton-Lenoir_Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.7 mi from Salem. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 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 Morganton-Lenoir_Airport, 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 MRNFIG. A THE SKY OVER MORGANTON-LENOIR_AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMorganton-Lenoir_Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MRNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Morganton-Lenoir_Airport: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRNFIG. B THE AIR AT MORGANTON-LENOIR_AIRPORTTHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 48.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEMorganton-Lenoir_Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Morganton-Lenoir_Airport, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 5 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 MRNFIG. C THE WIND AT MORGANTON-LENOIR_AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMorganton-Lenoir_Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MRN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Morganton (MRGN7), 2.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near Salem

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