Temperature
70 F at 11 PM; 89 F at its warmest, 3 PM, and 63 F at its coolest, 6 AM.
- Now
- 70F
- 11 PM
- Highest
- 89F
- 3 PM
- Lowest
- 63F
- 6 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/North Carolina/Sampson County Airport
Sampson County Airport, North Carolina
Small airport in Sampson County, North Carolina70°
90°/63°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 70°·Calm 0 mph S
Now. Sampson County Airport is 70° and mostly clear at 11 PM. The dew point is 69°, so the air feels oppressive. The air is calm.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 65° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day. Air quality is moderate (index 63): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 86°, and the coolest Sunday, near 60°. Rain is likely Saturday (66%). Rain is possible Sunday (34%).
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 26% lit, and stays below the horizon until dawn. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. Look for Saturn, bright in the south-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 21 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
63Air quality
93%Humidity
24%Cloud
Now
11:00 PM
70feels70
now, mostly clear
Today
Oct 15
9063
UV 7
Fri
Oct 16
8665
13%
UV 7
Sat
Oct 17
6356
66%
13mph
Sun
Oct 18
6044
34%
14mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6547
14%
Tue
Oct 20
7050
UV 6
Wed
Oct 21
7151
UV 6
70°
90°63°
86°65°
63°56°
60°44°
65°47°
70°50°
71°51°
As of 11:00 PM in Sampson County Airport, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Sampson County Airport
Index 63, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Cumberland County (NC), 31 miles off.
63Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)63Moderate-
- Ozone30Good-
- Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-
The days ahead
Highest 67, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 62, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 62YesterdayOct 14
- 67TodayOct 15
- 67FriOct 16
- 35SatOct 17
- 37SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 46 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 44 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Sampson County Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Last 3 days
- 0.00in
Visibility
How far you can see at Sampson County Airport, the next 46 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 7 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- CTZ
- ICAO
- KCTZ
- IATA
- CTZ
- Field elevation
- 148 ft
- Serves
- Clinton
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- CTZ
- Wind now
- Calm, read 15 Oct, 23:15
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06 / 24 | 5,008 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 51° / 231° | Calm | Calm |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Clinton (CTZ), Sampson County Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 70 F, the air 100% saturated; the humidity ran from 47% at 3 PM to 100% at 12 AM.
- Dew point now
- 70F
- 11 PM
- Humidity now
- 100%
- Humidity, range
- 47 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
Calm at 11 PM; at its strongest 5 mph, 12 PM, and no gust reported.
- Now
- 0mph
- calm
- Strongest
- 5mph
- 12 PM
- Highest gust
- -
- none reported
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.08 inHg at 11 PM, steady over 3 hours; 0.01 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.08inHg
- 11 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.00inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- +0.01inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 6 AM; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 6 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 700 ft at 6 AM; a base was reported in 1 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 700ft
- 6 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 1
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.00in
- Wettest hour
- -
- Hours with some
- 0
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Clinton: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Sampson County Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
ClintonCTZ
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/148 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
ElizabethtownTURN7
At a river or reservoir gauge/23.7 mi away/89 ft/59 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Clinton 1.8 WNC-SM-38
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/137 ft/11 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Ncsu Resch FarmCLIN7
On a farm or research station/6.1 mi away/148 ft/level with here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in North Carolina
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Sampson County Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Sampson County Airport
- Duplin County AirportDPL, 22 mi
- Mount Olive Municipal AirportW40, 25 mi
- Henderson FieldACZ, 27 mi
- Curtis L Brown Jr FieldEYF, 29 mi
- Fayetteville Regional Airport - Grannis FieldFAY, 29 mi
- Seymour Johnson Air Force BaseGSB, 34 mi
- Simmons Army Air FieldFBG, 34 mi
- Harnett Regional Jetport AirportHRJ, 35 mi