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Bethel, North Carolina

Town in Pitt County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Bethel

Index 43, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Pitt County (NC), 12 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-16.8 mi
  • Ozone43Good55 ppb11.7 mi

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 45, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bethel

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. 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 Bethel, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 11 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bethel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

GreenvilleGBYN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.3 mi away/23 ft/47 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank895of 2,255

measured daily2 instruments

Tar River At TarboroTARN7

At a cooperative observer's station/10.7 mi away/49 ft/21 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Williamston, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.8 mi from Bethel, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:35 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 Williamston, 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 MCZFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILLIAMSTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWilliamston, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MCZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MCZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

88.3 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Williamston: temperature 88.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCZFIG. B THE AIR AT WILLIAMSTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 FSATURATES 5,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 57.2 FTEMPERATURE 88.3 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 25.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 POINTTITLEWilliamston, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MCZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MCZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Williamston, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCZFIG. C THE WIND AT WILLIAMSTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilliamston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MCZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MCZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Williamston, 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 Bethel

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

Near Bethel

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