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Pinnacle, North Carolina

Community in Stokes County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Pinnacle

Index 34, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point (NC), 25 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good18.7 mi
  • Ozone34Good23 ppb18.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good18.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb18.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb18.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 90, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Pinnacle

0.04 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
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 8 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Pinnacle, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Tobaccoville 3.9 NWNC-SK-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/962 ft/50 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

KingKIGN7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/1,110 ft/98 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank19of 2,243

Station report

The weather at Mount_Airy/Surry_County_Aprt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Pinnacle, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 7:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,900 ft, scattered at 5,500 ft, broken at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mount_Airy/Surry_County_Aprt, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWKFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOUNT_AIRY/SURRY_COUNTY_APRTSECTION, 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 FTBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMount_Airy/Surry_County_Aprt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MWKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MWK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Mount_Airy/Surry_County_Aprt: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWKFIG. B THE AIR AT MOUNT_AIRY/SURRY_COUNTY_APRTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,900 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEMount_Airy/Surry_County_Aprt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MWK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mount_Airy/Surry_County_Aprt, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 7 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 MWKFIG. C THE WIND AT MOUNT_AIRY/SURRY_COUNTY_APRTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMount_Airy/Surry_County_Aprt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MWK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at King (KIGN7), 4.4 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near Pinnacle

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

Near Pinnacle

River and lake gauges