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Monroe, North Carolina

City in Union County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Monroe

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Union County (NC), 2 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-21.4 mi
  • Ozone22Good28 ppb1.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-21.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.2 ppb21.4 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm21.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 48, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Monroe

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

How far you can see at Monroe, the next 44 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 8 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Monroe, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Monroe 2 SEMORN7

At a cooperative observer's station/2.1 mi away/554 ft/45 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,012of 2,243

Station report

The weather at Monroe_Airport_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.0 mi from Monroe, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Monroe_Airport_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EQYFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONROE_AIRPORT_(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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEMonroe_Airport_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EQYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EQY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Monroe_Airport_(ASOS): temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EQYFIG. B THE AIR AT MONROE_AIRPORT_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEMonroe_Airport_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EQYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EQY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Monroe_Airport_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, 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 EQYFIG. C THE WIND AT MONROE_AIRPORT_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMonroe_Airport_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EQYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-EQY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Monroe_Airport_(ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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