Storm Station
Sandy Creek, North Carolina
57°
Clear· Feels like 57°·Light air 2 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 81. West wind 2 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
73%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sandy Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Wilmington IntlILM

At an airfield/14.5 mi away/33 ft/21 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank45of 915

ShallotteNATN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.1 mi away/56 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank130of 915

measured daily2 instruments

Leland 5.5 WNWNC-BR-101

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/71 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Moores Creek Natl BattlefieldMCRN7

At a cooperative observer's station/12.3 mi away/23 ft/31 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wilmington Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.5 mi from Sandy Creek. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 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 Wilmington Intl, 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 ILMFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILMINGTON INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWilmington Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ILMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ILM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 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 Wilmington Intl: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 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 ILMFIG. B THE AIR AT WILMINGTON INTLTHE 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 51.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 53.0 F, 52.0 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 POINTTITLEWilmington Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ILM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Wilmington Intl, 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 ILMFIG. C THE WIND AT WILMINGTON INTLPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEWilmington Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ILM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wilmington Intl, 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 Sandy Creek

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