Temperature
79 F at 11 AM; 87 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 64 F at its coolest, 7 AM.
- Now
- 79F
- 11 AM
- Highest
- 87F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 64F
- 7 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/North Carolina/Piedmont Triad International Airport
Piedmont Triad International Airport, North Carolina
Large airport in Guilford County, North Carolina79°
84°/63°
Mostly clear·
Feels like 79°·Gentle breeze 12 mph SW
Coming up. Rain is likely tomorrow morning, from about 7 AM, the chance peaking at 84% around 1 PM.
Now. Piedmont Triad International Airport is 79° and mostly clear at 12 PM. The dew point is 67°, so the air feels oppressive. Gentle breeze from the southwest at 12 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 84° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 51° by 7 AM, with some cloud. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 6, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 70): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Tuesday, near 67°, and the coolest Sunday, near 56°. Rain is likely tomorrow (84%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:43 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:48 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-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 day is 11 hours 17 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
6UV High
70Air quality
67%Humidity
18%Cloud
Now
12:00 PM
79feels79
UV 6
Today
Oct 16
8463
80%
14mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
5749
84%
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
5639
17mph
UV 6
Mon
Oct 19
6041
10%
17mph
UV 6
Tue
Oct 20
6746
11%
13mph
Wed
Oct 21
6649
12%
15mph
Thu
Oct 22
6649
14%
15mph
79°
84°63°
57°49°
56°39°
60°41°
67°46°
66°49°
66°49°
As of 12:00 PM in Piedmont Triad International Airport, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Piedmont Triad International Airport
Index 70, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point (NC), 12 miles off.
70Moderate
- Fine particles (PM2.5)70Moderate7.7 mi
- Ozone39Good49 ppb7.7 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)26Good7.7 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.1 ppb15.9 mi
- Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb15.9 mi
The days ahead
Highest 59, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 57, moderate.
GoodModerate
- 57YesterdayOct 15
- 59TodayOct 16
- 34SatOct 17
- 36SunOct 18
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Piedmont Triad International Airport
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. 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 Piedmont Triad International Airport, the next 45 hours
Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 7 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- GSO
- ICAO
- KGSO
- IATA
- GSO
- Field elevation
- 925 ft
- Serves
- Greensboro
- Kind
- Large airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- GSO
- Wind now
- From 230° at 13 mph, read 16 Oct, 11:54
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05L / 23R | 9,000 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 46° / 226° | 13 mph head, on 23R | 1 mph from the right |
| 05R / 23L | 10,001 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt and concrete | 46° / 226° | 13 mph head, on 23L | 1 mph from the right |
| 14 / 32 | 6,380 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 135° / 315° | 1 mph head, on 32 | 13 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS) (GSO), Piedmont Triad International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 67 F, the air 67% saturated; the humidity ran from 55% at 3 PM Thursday to 100% at 1 AM.
- Dew point now
- 67F
- 11 AM
- Humidity now
- 67%
- Humidity, range
- 55 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
8 mph from the southwest at 12 PM; at its strongest 8 mph, 12 PM, with a gust of 18 mph at 2 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 8mph
- from the southwest
- Strongest
- 8mph
- 12 PM
- Highest gust
- 18mph
- 2 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.95 inHg at 12 PM, falling 0.05 inHg over 3 hours; 0.15 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.95inHg
- 12 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.05inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.15inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.2 miles at 5 AM, under a mile for 4 hours; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 0.2mi
- 5 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 4
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 100 ft at 4 AM; a base was reported in 21 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 100ft
- 4 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 21
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
What is measuring near here
The 4 instruments nearest Piedmont Triad International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.4 mi away/886 ft/39 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
LexingtonLXFN7
At a river or reservoir gauge/29.8 mi away/748 ft/177 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Greensboro 4.5 WNC-GL-20
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/905 ft/20 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Greensboro WtpGSON7
At a water treatment plant/7.5 mi away/748 ft/177 ft below 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 Piedmont Triad International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Oak Ridgetown, 6 mi
- Jamestowntown, 7 mi
- Summerfieldtown, 7 mi
- Kernersvilletown, 8 mi
- Greensborocity, 8 mi
- High Pointcity, 9 mi
- Stokesdaletown, 9 mi
- Walkertowntown, 13 mi
- Wallburgtown, 13 mi
- Pleasant Gardentown, 13 mi
- Archdalecity, 14 mi
- Forest Oakscommunity, 15 mi
Airports near Piedmont Triad International Airport
- Smith Reynolds AirportINT, 16 mi
- Rockingham County NC Shiloh AirportSIF, 24 mi
- Burlington Alamance Regional AirportBUY, 26 mi
- Davidson County Executive AirportEXX, 30 mi
- Asheboro Regional AirportHBI, 31 mi
- Siler City Municipal AirportSCR, 37 mi
- Mount Airy Surry County AirportMWK, 42 mi
- Mid-Carolina Regional AirportRUQ, 45 mi