Temperature
78 F at 5 PM; 80 F at its warmest, 1 PM, and 65 F at its coolest, 4 AM.
- Now
- 78F
- 5 PM
- Highest
- 80F
- 1 PM
- Lowest
- 65F
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Airports/North Carolina/Michael J. Smith Field
Michael J. Smith Field, North Carolina
Small airport in Carteret County, North CarolinaHigh Wind Watch, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 50 mph possible. * WHERE...East Carteret County, and Hatteras Island, Northern Outer Banks, and Ocracoke Island. * WHEN...From Saturday evening through late Sunday night. * IMPACTS...Damaging winds could blow down trees and power lines. Widespread power outages are possible. Travel could be difficult, especially for high profile vehicles.
Monitor the latest forecasts and warnings for updates. Fasten loose objects or shelter objects in a safe location prior to the onset of winds.
78°
81°/70°
Clear·
Feels like 78°·Moderate breeze 16 mph SSW
Alert. A High Wind Watch is in force for Michael J. Smith Field until 2 AM Monday. 2 more alerts are in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely tomorrow afternoon, from about 12 PM, the chance peaking at 92% around 7 PM.
Now. Michael J. Smith Field is 78° and clear at 6 PM. The dew point is 70°, so the air feels oppressive. Moderate breeze from the south-southwest at 16 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 68° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky.
The week. The warmest day ahead is tomorrow, near 70°, and the coolest Sunday, near 66°. Rain is likely tomorrow (100%), Sunday (58%) and Monday (60%). Rain is possible Tuesday (47%) and Thursday (30%). The windiest day is Sunday, with wind to 31 mph.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:31 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:39 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 sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 19 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
36Air quality
76%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
6:00 PM
78feels78
16mph
Today
Oct 16
8170
17mph
UV 6
Sat
Oct 17
7060
100%
28mph
Sun
Oct 18
6651
58%
31mph
Mon
Oct 19
6755
60%
26mph
Tue
Oct 20
6954
47%
17mph
Wed
Oct 21
7056
27%
19mph
Thu
Oct 22
7057
30%
18mph
78°
81°70°
70°60°
66°51°
67°55°
69°54°
70°56°
70°57°
As of 6:00 PM in Michael J. Smith Field, North Carolina.
Air quality
The air at Michael J. Smith Field
Index 36, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Carteret County (NC), 7 miles off.
36Good
- Ozone36Good-
The days ahead
Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.
GoodModerate
- 44YesterdayOct 15
- 58TodayOct 16
- 35SatOct 17
- 37SunOct 18
- 40MonOct 19
Smoke, the next 45 hours
Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Michael J. Smith Field
None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 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 Michael J. Smith Field, the next 45 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 12 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- MRH
- ICAO
- KMRH
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 11 ft
- Serves
- Beaufort
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- MRH
- Wind now
- From 200° at 16 mph, read 16 Oct, 17:58
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 03 / 21 | 4,192 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 25° / 205° | 16 mph head, on 21 | 1 mph from the left |
| 08 / 26 | 5,004 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 68° / 248° | 11 mph head, on 26 | 12 mph from the left |
| 14 / 32 unlit | 4,001 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 133° / 313° | 6 mph head, on 14 | 15 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS) (MRH), Michael J. Smith Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 70 F, the air 76% saturated; the humidity ran from 67% at 10 AM to 100% at 11 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 70F
- 5 PM
- Humidity now
- 76%
- Humidity, range
- 67 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
16 mph from the south southwest at 5 PM; at its strongest 17 mph, 3 PM, with a gust of 26 mph at 3 PM.
- Now
- 16mph
- from the south southwest
- Strongest
- 17mph
- 3 PM
- Highest gust
- 26mph
- 3 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.88 inHg at 5 PM, falling 0.04 inHg over 3 hours; 0.20 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.88inHg
- 5 PM
- 3 hours
- -0.04inHg
- falling
- 24 hours
- -0.20inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.5 miles at 12 AM, under a mile for 3 hours; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 0.5mi
- 12 AM
- Hours under a mile
- 3
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 3 AM; a base was reported in 7 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 3 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 7
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 Michael J. Smith Field, 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
Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS)MRH
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/10 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Croatan RAWSNPTN7
A remote fire weather station/12.5 mi away/30 ft/19 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Beaufort 1.5 NNWNC-CR-70
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/5 ft/6 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Morehead CityMDCN7
At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/13 ft/2 ft above 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 Michael J. Smith Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Beauforttown, 1 mi
- Morehead Citytown, 5 mi
- Atlantic Beachtown, 5 mi
- Harkers Islandcommunity, 6 mi
- Gloucestercommunity, 7 mi
- Marshallbergcommunity, 8 mi
- Pine Knoll Shorestown, 9 mi
- Brandywine Baycommunity, 10 mi
- Daviscommunity, 12 mi
- Newporttown, 12 mi
- Indian Beachtown, 14 mi
- Broad Creekcommunity, 15 mi
Airports near Michael J. Smith Field
- Cherry Point MCAS / Cunningham Field/NKT, 17 mi
- Marine Corps Auxiliary Landing Field BogueNJM, 21 mi
- Coastal Carolina Regional AirportEWN, 32 mi
- MCAS New River / McCutcheon FieldNCA, 44 mi
- Albert J Ellis AirportOAJ, 54 mi
- Warren FieldOCW, 62 mi
- Kinston Regional Jetport At Stallings FieldISO, 68 mi
- Billy Mitchell AirportHSE, 68 mi