Storm Station
Tryon, North Carolina
57° 81°/57°
Clear· Feels like 57°·Gentle breeze 9 mph W
Clear, with a low around 51. Northwest wind around 7 mph.
0UV Low
32Air quality
52%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
4:15 AM
57feels57
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
8157
UV 6
clear day
Mon
Sep 28
8158
UV 6
clear day
Tue
Sep 29
8257
UV 6
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8559
UV 6
partly cloudy day
Thu
Oct 1
8762
UV 6
overcast
Fri
Oct 2
8066
12%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
7760
43%
overcast
57°
81°57°
81°58°
82°57°
85°59°
87°62°
80°66°
77°60°

As of 4:15 AM in Tryon, North Carolina.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Tryon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Guion Farm UsfsGUIN7

On a farm or research station/19.9 mi away/2,730 ft/1,664 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank243of 914

Asheville 13 S53878

At a climate reference station/22.4 mi away/2,103 ft/1,037 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

RutherfordtonFQD

At an airfield/22.8 mi away/1,079 ft/13 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank153of 914

measured daily2 instruments

Tryon 0.5 NNWNC-PK-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,026 ft/40 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

TryonTRYN7

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/1,322 ft/256 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Rutherfordton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.8 mi from Tryon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 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 Rutherfordton, 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 FQDFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUTHERFORDTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERutherfordton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FQDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FQD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rutherfordton: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FQDFIG. B THE AIR AT RUTHERFORDTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.0 FTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLERutherfordton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FQDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FQD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rutherfordton, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FQDFIG. C THE WIND AT RUTHERFORDTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERutherfordton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FQDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FQD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rutherfordton, 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 Tryon

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