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Millers Creek, North Carolina

Community in Wilkes County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Millers Creek

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Alexander County (NC), 19 miles off.

16Good
  • Ozone16Good14 ppb19.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Millers Creek

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 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 Millers Creek, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Millers Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

North Wilkesboro 1.1 NNWNC-WL-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/1,249 ft/154 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.1 mi from Millers Creek, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 7,000 ft, broken at 8,500 ft, overcast at 9,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UKFFIG. A THE SKY OVER NORTH_WILKESBORO/WILKES_CNTYSECTION, 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 9,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENorth_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UKFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-UKF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 59 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 59 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UKFFIG. B THE AIR AT NORTH_WILKESBORO/WILKES_CNTYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 59 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 POINTTITLENorth_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UKFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-UKF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at North_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 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 UKFFIG. C THE WIND AT NORTH_WILKESBORO/WILKES_CNTYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENorth_Wilkesboro/Wilkes_Cnty, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UKFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-UKF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at W. Kerr Scott Reservoir (WLKN7), 4.0 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 Millers Creek

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

Near Millers Creek

River and lake gauges