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Jacksonville, North Carolina

City in Onslow County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Jacksonville

Index 36, good, led by ozone. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Lenoir County (NC), 36 miles off.

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The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 42 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 Jacksonville

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 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 Jacksonville, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 11 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Jacksonville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Jacksonville 0.5 SSWNC-ON-75

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/23 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at New_River_Mcas, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.0 mi from Jacksonville, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over New_River_Mcas, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NCAFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW_RIVER_MCASSECTION, 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 STATIONFEW 2,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLENew_River_Mcas, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NCATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NCA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

75.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at New_River_Mcas: temperature 75.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NCAFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW_RIVER_MCASTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE 75.0 FDEW POINT 66.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLENew_River_Mcas, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NCATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NCA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at New_River_Mcas, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 8 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 NCAFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW_RIVER_MCASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew_River_Mcas, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NCATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NCA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of New_River_Mcas, 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 Jacksonville

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

Near Jacksonville

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