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Plain View, North Carolina

Community in Sampson County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Plain View

Index 61, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Johnston County (NC), 22 miles off.

61Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)61Moderate24.9 mi
  • Ozone43Good55 ppb24.9 mi

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 60, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 56, moderate, Fri 4 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Plain View

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Plain View, the next 43 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Plain View, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Dunn 4NWERWN7

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/171 ft/27 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Erwin/Harnett_County_Arpt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.5 mi from Plain View, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 PM 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 Erwin/Harnett_County_Arpt, 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 HRJFIG. A THE SKY OVER ERWIN/HARNETT_COUNTY_ARPTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEErwin/Harnett_County_Arpt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HRJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

86.5 F with a dew point of 62.2 F, 44 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Erwin/Harnett_County_Arpt: temperature 86.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.2, 44 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRJFIG. B THE AIR AT ERWIN/HARNETT_COUNTY_ARPTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 FSATURATES 5,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.7 FTEMPERATURE 86.5 FDEW POINT 62.2 FSPREAD 24.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 44 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 POINTTITLEErwin/Harnett_County_Arpt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Erwin/Harnett_County_Arpt, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRJFIG. C THE WIND AT ERWIN/HARNETT_COUNTY_ARPTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEErwin/Harnett_County_Arpt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HRJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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