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Gloucester, North Carolina

Community in Carteret County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Gloucester

Index 33, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Carteret County (NC), 9 miles off.

33Good
  • Ozone33Good-

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Gloucester

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 3 miles Sat 2 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Gloucester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

BeaufortNDBC-BFTN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/7.6 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank2,144of 2,255

measured daily2 instruments

Gloucester 1.0 NNENC-CR-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/6 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Morehead CityMDCN7

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/13 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.9 mi from Gloucester, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:58 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 Smith_Field/Beaufort_(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 MRHFIG. A THE SKY OVER SMITH_FIELD/BEAUFORT_(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 MORE0510TITLESmith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MRHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

79.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS): temperature 79.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRHFIG. B THE AIR AT SMITH_FIELD/BEAUFORT_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.6 FTEMPERATURE 79.0 FDEW POINT 69.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLESmith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Smith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MRHFIG. C THE WIND AT SMITH_FIELD/BEAUFORT_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESmith_Field/Beaufort_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MRHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MRH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Smith_Field/Beaufort_(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

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

Near Gloucester

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

Near Gloucester

River and lake gauges