Storm Station
West Marion, North Carolina
57°
Clear· Feels like 57°·Light air 4 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 76. North northwest wind 1 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
73%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest West Marion, 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

Grandfather UsfsGDCN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.9 mi away/1,617 ft/219 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank255of 915

RutherfordtonFQD

At an airfield/16.7 mi away/1,079 ft/319 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank128of 915

Asheville 13 S53878

At a climate reference station/34.4 mi away/2,103 ft/705 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Marion 2 NWMRIN7

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/1,476 ft/78 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Marion 1.2 WSWNC-MD-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/1,503 ft/105 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Rutherfordton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.7 mi from West Marion. 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 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

62.6 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 59 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rutherfordton: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 59 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.0 FTEMPERATURE 62.6 FDEW POINT 48.2 FSPREAD 14.4 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 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 west northwest (290 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rutherfordton, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west 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 290°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 West Marion

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