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Archdale, North Carolina

City in Randolph County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Archdale

Index 70, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point (NC), 15 miles off.

70Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)70Moderate16.9 mi
  • Ozone39Good48 ppb14.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)26Good16.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.1 ppb20.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb20.8 mi

The days ahead

Highest 59, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 57, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Archdale

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Archdale, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 3 miles Sat 8 AM.

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On the radar over Archdale, North CarolinaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Archdale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Archdale 0.9 NNC-RN-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/830 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

High PointHPTN7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/892 ft/79 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,133of 2,255

Station report

The weather at Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.4 mi from Archdale, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSOFIG. A THE SKY OVER GREENSBORO/PIEDMONT_(ASOS)SECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 25,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGreensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GSOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GSO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

79.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS): temperature 79.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 25,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSOFIG. B THE AIR AT GREENSBORO/PIEDMONT_(ASOS)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE 79.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEGreensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GSO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSOFIG. C THE WIND AT GREENSBORO/PIEDMONT_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGreensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GSO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Greensboro/Piedmont_(ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at High Point (HPTN7), 4.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 17:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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Near Archdale

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