Storm Station
Sims, North Carolina
67°
Clear· Feels like 67°·Light air 4 mph N
Mostly clear, with a low around 53. West wind around 5 mph.
-UV
27Air quality
57%Humidity
8%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Sims, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS)RWI

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/157 ft/69 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank45of 914

Wilson - Hominy SwampHSWN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/12.7 mi away/151 ft/75 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank322of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Wilson 6.3 WNWNC-WN-30

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/176 ft/50 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Wtr PltWILN7

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/108 ft/118 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Sims. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RWIFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCKY_MOUNT-WILSON_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RWITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RWI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 69 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS): temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 69 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RWIFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCKY_MOUNT-WILSON_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLERocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RWITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RWI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 280 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 RWIFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCKY_MOUNT-WILSON_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERocky_Mount-Wilson_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RWITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RWI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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