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McFarlan, North Carolina

Town in Anson County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at McFarlan

Index 13, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Union County (NC), 34 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-18.7 mi
  • Ozone13Good46 ppb18.7 mi

The days ahead

Highest 71, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 47, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at McFarlan

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at McFarlan, the next 45 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest McFarlan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

RockinghamRCZ

At an airfield/13.2 mi away/358 ft/49 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank356of 2,255

RockinghamRKGN7

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.0 mi away/394 ft/85 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank545of 2,255

measured daily2 instruments

Wadesboro 4.1 SNC-AN-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.7 mi away/432 ft/123 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Hamlet - Water PlantHAMN7

At a cooperative observer's station/16.7 mi away/305 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rockingham, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.2 mi from McFarlan, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rockingham, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RCZFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCKINGHAMSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERockingham, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RCZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RCZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Rockingham: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 77 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RCZFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCKINGHAMTHE 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 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.6 FTEMPERATURE 72.0 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 7.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLERockingham, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RCZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RCZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rockingham, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 5 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 RCZFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCKINGHAMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERockingham, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RCZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RCZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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Near McFarlan

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Near McFarlan

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