Storm Station
West Canton, North Carolina
48°
Clear· Feels like 46°·Light breeze 5 mph WSW
Sunny, with a high near 72. Northwest wind 3 to 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
86%Humidity
4%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest West Canton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

IP Station RAWSCBTN7

A remote fire weather station/8.1 mi away/5,156 ft/2,452 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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Asheville 8 SSW53877

At a climate reference station/14.7 mi away/2,151 ft/553 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS)AVL

At an airfield/19.8 mi away/2,169 ft/535 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank38of 915

measured daily2 instruments

West Canton 0.5 SWNC-HW-60

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/2,625 ft/79 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WaynesvilleWYVN7

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/2,703 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.8 mi from West Canton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:54 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 Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS), 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 AVLFIG. A THE SKY OVER ASHEVILLE_MUNICIPAL_(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 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 MORE0510TITLEAsheville_Municipal_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AVLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 44.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS): temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVLFIG. B THE AIR AT ASHEVILLE_MUNICIPAL_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.1 FTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 44.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEAsheville_Municipal_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 6 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 AVLFIG. C THE WIND AT ASHEVILLE_MUNICIPAL_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAsheville_Municipal_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AVL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS), 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 West Canton

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