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Rhodhiss, North Carolina

Town in Burke County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Rhodhiss

Index 51, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Catawba County (NC), 6 miles off.

51Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)51Moderate-
  • Ozone-7 ppb12.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb12.8 mi

The days ahead

Highest 67, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 44, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rhodhiss

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Rhodhiss, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 3 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rhodhiss, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Hickory_Regional_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.9 mi from Rhodhiss, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 9:18 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 100 ft; the ceiling is 100 ft; visibility 1 mi.

Section of the sky over Hickory_Regional_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 100 feet, the ceiling at 100 feet, and visibility of 1 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HKYFIG. A THE SKY OVER HICKORY_REGIONAL_(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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1 MI0510TITLEHickory_Regional_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HKYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HKY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 100 ft.

Chart of the air at Hickory_Regional_(ASOS): temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HKYFIG. B THE AIR AT HICKORY_REGIONAL_(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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 64.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEHickory_Regional_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HKYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HKY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hickory_Regional_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HKYFIG. C THE WIND AT HICKORY_REGIONAL_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHickory_Regional_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HKYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HKY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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