Temperature
69 F at 1 AM; 90 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 61 F at its coolest, 6 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 69F
- 1 AM
- Highest
- 90F
- 3 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 61F
- 6 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/North Carolina/Harnett Regional Jetport Airport
Coming up. Rain is likely late tonight, from about 3 AM (63%).
Now. Harnett Regional Jetport Airport is 68° and clear at 2 AM. The dew point is 68°, so the air feels oppressive. Light air from the south-southwest at 3 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 88° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 55° by 8 AM, with some cloud. The sun is strong around midday: UV index 7, high. Unprotected skin can burn in under half an hour. Air quality is moderate (index 58): fine for most people, though people unusually sensitive to air pollution may feel it outdoors.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 72°, and the coolest Sunday, near 61°. Rain is likely tomorrow (64%). Rain is possible Sunday (32%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:39 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:45 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 18 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
As of 2:00 AM in Harnett Regional Jetport Airport, North Carolina.
Air quality
Index 58, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Johnston County (NC), 23 miles off.
Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 60, moderate.
Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.
Precipitation
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
Visibility
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 6 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05 / 23 | 5,005 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 40° / 220° | 2 mph head, on 05 | 2 mph from the right |
Measured here
Every hour from Erwin/Harnett_County_Arpt (HRJ), Harnett Regional Jetport Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
69 F at 1 AM; 90 F at its warmest, 3 PM Thursday, and 61 F at its coolest, 6 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
A dew point of 68 F, the air 97% saturated; the humidity ran from 40% at 3 PM Thursday to 100% at 6 AM Thursday.
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
5 mph from the east at 1 AM; at its strongest 6 mph, 12 AM, and no gust reported.
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
30.07 inHg at 1 AM, steady over 3 hours; the same as a day before.
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Down to 1 miles at 5 AM Thursday; 5 miles now.
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
The lowest cloud base came down to 700 ft at 5 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 1 of the hours.
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
None measured in the gauge in the last 24 hours.
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
The 4 instruments nearest Harnett Regional Jetport Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now2 instruments
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/197 ft/5 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Usfs Met STN At Fort BraggFBRN7
At a river or reservoir gauge/25.0 mi away/404 ft/202 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Buies Creek 0.4 NENC-HR-40
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/207 ft/5 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Dunn 4NWERWN7
At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/171 ft/31 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
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Snow on the ground
16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.