Storm Station
Swan Quarter, North Carolina
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 8 mph WNW
Sunny, with a high near 78. West wind around 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
75%Humidity
52%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Swan Quarter, 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

Lake Mattamuskeet Hwy RainSKTN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.7 mi away/8 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank264of 915

Engelhard7W6

At an airfield/23.5 mi away/4 ft/2 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank128of 915

Tidewater #1S2008

At a soil climate station/36.4 mi away/20 ft/18 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

SQ TowerNC-HD-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/3 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Swan Quarter FerrySWQN7

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/20 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Engelhard, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.5 mi from Swan Quarter. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:55 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 Engelhard, 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 7W6FIG. A THE SKY OVER ENGELHARDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEngelhard, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 7W6TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-7W6-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.4 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 59 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Engelhard: temperature 68.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 59 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7W6FIG. B THE AIR AT ENGELHARDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.3 FTEMPERATURE 68.4 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 14.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 59 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 POINTTITLEEngelhard, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7W6TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-7W6-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Engelhard, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 7W6FIG. C THE WIND AT ENGELHARDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEngelhard, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 7W6TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-7W6-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Engelhard, 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 Swan Quarter

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