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Cherry Branch, North Carolina

Community in Craven County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Cherry Branch

Index 36, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Carteret County (NC), 11 miles off.

36Good
  • Ozone36Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Cherry Branch

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Visibility

How far you can see at Cherry Branch, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 1 miles Sat 12 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cherry Branch, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Havelock 6.3 ENENC-CN-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/15 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Cherry_Point_Mcas, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.5 mi from Cherry Branch, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,800 ft, a few clouds at 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Cherry_Point_Mcas, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKTFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHERRY_POINT_MCASSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 3,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECherry_Point_Mcas, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NKTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NKT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Cherry_Point_Mcas: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKTFIG. B THE AIR AT CHERRY_POINT_MCASTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE 72.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLECherry_Point_Mcas, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NKTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NKT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Cherry_Point_Mcas, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKTFIG. C THE WIND AT CHERRY_POINT_MCASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECherry_Point_Mcas, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NKTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NKT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Cherry_Point_Mcas, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Newport/Morehead City Wfo (MHXN7), 11.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near Cherry Branch

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

Near Cherry Branch

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