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Hiddenite, North Carolina

Community in Alexander County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Hiddenite

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Alexander County (NC), 5 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-19.4 mi
  • Ozone21Good33 ppb5.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hiddenite

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Hiddenite, 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

measured daily2 instruments

Taylorsville 4.8 SENC-AX-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/1,200 ft/40 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Radio STN WacbTLRN7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.7 mi away/1,250 ft/90 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Statesville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.3 mi from Hiddenite, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Statesville, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SVHFIG. A THE SKY OVER STATESVILLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEStatesville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SVHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SVH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Statesville: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SVHFIG. B THE AIR AT STATESVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEStatesville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SVHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SVH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Statesville, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 SVHFIG. C THE WIND AT STATESVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEStatesville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SVHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SVH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Statesville, 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 Hiddenite

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

Near Hiddenite

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