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Germanton, North Carolina

Community in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Germanton

Index 80, moderate, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point (NC), 15 miles off.

80Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)63Moderate10.3 mi
  • Ozone80Moderate51 ppb10.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)23Good10.3 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide4Good4.8 ppb10.3 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb10.3 mi

The days ahead

Highest 59, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 57, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Germanton

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 Germanton, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Germanton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Rural Hall 2.7 ENC-FR-45

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/719 ft/33 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

KingKIGN7

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/1,110 ft/358 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank19of 2,243

Station report

The weather at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Germanton, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,500 ft, scattered at 8,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH_(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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 8,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

78.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS): temperature 78.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INTFIG. B THE AIR AT WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH_(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 STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE 78.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 6 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 INTFIG. C THE WIND AT WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at King (KIGN7), 6.9 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near Germanton

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

Near Germanton

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