Storm Station
Saxapahaw, North Carolina
61°
Clear· Feels like 61°·Light air 3 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
62%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Saxapahaw, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Durham 11 W03758

At a climate reference station/12.9 mi away/562 ft/19 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Graham 8.2 SSENC-AL-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/563 ft/18 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Carrboro ObserverCAEN7

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/502 ft/79 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Burlington-Alamance_Reg_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.5 mi from Saxapahaw. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:54 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 Burlington-Alamance_Reg_(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 BUYFIG. A THE SKY OVER BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE_REG_(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 MORE0510TITLEBurlington-Alamance_Reg_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BUYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BUY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Burlington-Alamance_Reg_(ASOS): temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BUYFIG. B THE AIR AT BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE_REG_(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 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.1 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEBurlington-Alamance_Reg_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BUYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BUY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Burlington-Alamance_Reg_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, 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 BUYFIG. C THE WIND AT BURLINGTON-ALAMANCE_REG_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBurlington-Alamance_Reg_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BUYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BUY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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Near Saxapahaw

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