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Delco, North Carolina

Community in Columbus County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Delco

Index 65, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, New Hanover County (NC), 18 miles off.

65Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)65Moderate22 mi
  • Ozone36Good41 ppb22 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)26Good22 mi

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 71, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Delco

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Delco, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 6 miles Sat 12 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Delco, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Moores Creek Natl BattlefieldMCRN7

At a cooperative observer's station/11.8 mi away/23 ft/22 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wilmington Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.7 mi from Delco, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:53 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 Wilmington Intl, 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 ILMFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILMINGTON INTLSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWilmington Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ILMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ILM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wilmington Intl: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ILMFIG. B THE AIR AT WILMINGTON INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.3 FTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 68.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLEWilmington Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ILM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wilmington Intl, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 9 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 ILMFIG. C THE WIND AT WILMINGTON INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilmington Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ILM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wilmington Intl, 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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Near Delco

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