Storm Station
Southmont, North Carolina
60°
Clear· Feels like 60°·Light air 3 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 78. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
65%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Southmont, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

LexingtonLXFN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.5 mi away/748 ft/85 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank70of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Lexington 10.2 SSWNC-DS-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/638 ft/25 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SalisburySBYN7

At a cooperative observer's station/12.1 mi away/696 ft/33 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lexington_Davidson_County_Airp, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Southmont. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:35 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 Lexington_Davidson_County_Airp, 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 EXXFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEXINGTON_DAVIDSON_COUNTY_AIRPSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELexington_Davidson_County_Airp, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EXXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EXX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.3 F with a dew point of 49.3 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Lexington_Davidson_County_Airp: temperature 49.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.3, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EXXFIG. B THE AIR AT LEXINGTON_DAVIDSON_COUNTY_AIRPTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 49.3 F, 49.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLELexington_Davidson_County_Airp, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EXXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EXX-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 Lexington_Davidson_County_Airp, 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 EXXFIG. C THE WIND AT LEXINGTON_DAVIDSON_COUNTY_AIRPPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLELexington_Davidson_County_Airp, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EXXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EXX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Salisbury (SBYN7), 12.1 miles from here, read 21 Sep, 19:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near Southmont

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