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Half Moon, North Carolina

Community in Onslow County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Half Moon

Index 25, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Lenoir County (NC), 31 miles off.

25Good
  • Ozone25Good-

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 46, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Half Moon

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Half Moon, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Half Moon, 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

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW5945, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 3.2 mi from Half Moon, North Carolina. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW5945, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW5945FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW5945PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW5945, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW5945TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW5945-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 21 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.90 inHg and the temperature at 58.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.06 inHg means its barometer reads 30.04 inHg; it reports 68.0 F, 9.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW5945 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 21 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 58.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.06 and the station pressure it means, 30.04.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW5945FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW5945 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION EW59450 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT21 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.90 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE58.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.06 inHgITS BAROMETER READS30.04 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED68.0 FTITLECitizen station EW5945, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW5945TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW5945-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 46 degrees above the horizon at 34.77 N, and the day is 11 h 09 min long. Level ground there takes 72 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW5945, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 46 degrees above the horizon, against 79 at the June solstice, 55 at the equinoxes and 32 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 09 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW5945FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW5945ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 79°EQUINOXES 55°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 32°OCT 16, 46°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 09 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 72 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 34.77 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW5945, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW5945TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW5945-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW5945, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Elsewhere in North Carolina

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Near Half Moon

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

Near Half Moon

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