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Barker Heights, North Carolina

Community in Henderson County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Barker Heights

Index 46, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Buncombe County (NC), 21 miles off.

46Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good22 mi
  • Ozone12Good5 ppb15.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good22 mi

The days ahead

Highest 67, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Barker Heights

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

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Visibility

How far you can see at Barker Heights, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Barker Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

East Flat Rock 0.9 NWNC-HN-58

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/2,133 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.1 mi from Barker Heights, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVLFIG. A THE SKY OVER ASHEVILLE_MUNICIPAL_(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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAsheville_Municipal_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AVLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AVL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS): temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVLFIG. B THE AIR AT ASHEVILLE_MUNICIPAL_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.0 F, 64.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEAsheville_Municipal_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AVL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Asheville_Municipal_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AVLFIG. C THE WIND AT ASHEVILLE_MUNICIPAL_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAsheville_Municipal_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AVLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AVL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Carolina

16 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Barker Heights

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Barker Heights

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