Storm Station
South Mills, North Carolina
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 6 mph NNW
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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67%Humidity
74%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest South Mills, 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

Old Swamp Road - Joyce CreekJYCN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.1 mi away/42 ft/34 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank250of 914

Elizabeth CityECG

At an airfield/15.6 mi away/7 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank38of 914

measured daily2 instruments

South Mills 0.9 ENENC-CA-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/8 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Waste Treatmt PlantEZCN7

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/6 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Elizabeth City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.6 mi from South Mills. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:20 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 900 ft, overcast at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 4,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Elizabeth City, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 4,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ECGFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELIZABETH CITYSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 900 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEElizabeth City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ECGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ECG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Elizabeth City: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ECGFIG. B THE AIR AT ELIZABETH CITYTHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 900 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 56.0 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 POINTTITLEElizabeth City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ECGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ECG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Elizabeth City, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ECGFIG. C THE WIND AT ELIZABETH CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElizabeth City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ECGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ECG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Elizabeth City, 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 South Mills

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