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Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina

Community in Catawba County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Lake Norman of Catawba

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Lincoln County (NC), 15 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-23.2 mi
  • Ozone17Good15 ppb19.2 mi

The days ahead

Highest 67, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 22 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lake Norman of Catawba

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 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 Lake Norman of Catawba, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Lake Norman of Catawba, North CarolinaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lake Norman of Catawba, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LincolntonIPJ

At an airfield/11.8 mi away/876 ft/86 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank676of 2,255

measured daily2 instruments

Sherrills Ford 1.9 NWNC-CT-54

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/816 ft/26 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

StatesvilleSTVN7

At a cooperative observer's station/16.8 mi away/804 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank302of 2,255

Station report

The weather at Lincolnton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.8 mi from Lake Norman of Catawba, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Lincolnton, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IPJFIG. A THE SKY OVER LINCOLNTONSECTION, 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: 4 MI0510TITLELincolnton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IPJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IPJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.5 F with a dew point of 65.3 F, 99 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lincolnton: temperature 65.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.3, 99 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IPJFIG. B THE AIR AT LINCOLNTONTHE 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 FSATURATES 100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.2 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 65.5 F, 65.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 99 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 POINTTITLELincolnton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IPJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IPJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Lincolnton, 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 IPJFIG. C THE WIND AT LINCOLNTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELincolnton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IPJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IPJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lincolnton, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Statesville (STVN7), 16.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near Lake Norman of Catawba

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

Near Lake Norman of Catawba

River and lake gauges