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King, North Carolina

City in Stokes County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at King

Index 67, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point (NC), 20 miles off.

67Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)67Moderate-
  • Ozone25Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at King

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. 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 King, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest King, 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

KingKIGN7

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/1,110 ft/13 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank20of 2,255

Tobaccoville 3.9 NWNC-SK-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/962 ft/135 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

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

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.5 mi from King, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:02 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 2 mi.

Section of the sky over Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 2 mi.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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 2 MI0510TITLEWinston-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-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS): temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.0 F, 66.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, 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 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE 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), 0.5 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 King

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

Near King

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