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Cramerton, North Carolina

Town in Gaston County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Cramerton

Index 61, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Mecklenburg County (NC), 13 miles off.

61Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)61Moderate11.2 mi
  • Ozone50Good52 ppb16.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)22Good16.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.3 ppb11.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb16.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.2 ppm11.2 mi

The days ahead

Highest 87, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 74, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Cramerton

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 1 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cramerton, 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

Citizen station DW5686DW5686

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/690 ft/95 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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Gastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS)AKH

At an airfield/5.4 mi away/801 ft/206 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Cramerton 0.3 NWNC-GS-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/589 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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GastoniaGTAN7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/738 ft/143 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Gastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.4 mi from Cramerton, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:54 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 Gastonia_Mcpl_(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 AKHFIG. A THE SKY OVER GASTONIA_MCPL_(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 MORE0510TITLEGastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AKHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

80.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS): temperature 80.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AKHFIG. B THE AIR AT GASTONIA_MCPL_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.1 FTEMPERATURE 80.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 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 POINTTITLEGastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, 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 AKHFIG. C THE WIND AT GASTONIA_MCPL_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGastonia_Mcpl_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AKHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AKH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Gastonia_Mcpl_(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

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