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China Grove, North Carolina

Town in Rowan County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at China Grove

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Rowan County (NC), 6 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-24.5 mi
  • Ozone31Good37 ppb10.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.8 ppb10.5 mi

The days ahead

Highest 87, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 54, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 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 China Grove

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at China Grove, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest China Grove, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Salisbury 9 WNWCLEN7

At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/715 ft/108 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rowan_County_Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.2 mi from China Grove, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 AM 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 Rowan_County_Airport, 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 RUQFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROWAN_COUNTY_AIRPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERowan_County_Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RUQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RUQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 65.5 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rowan_County_Airport: temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.5, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUQFIG. B THE AIR AT ROWAN_COUNTY_AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.0 FTEMPERATURE 76.0 FDEW POINT 65.5 FSPREAD 10.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLERowan_County_Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RUQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rowan_County_Airport, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RUQFIG. C THE WIND AT ROWAN_COUNTY_AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERowan_County_Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RUQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RUQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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