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Riegelwood, North Carolina

Community in Columbus County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Riegelwood

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, New Hanover County (NC), 19 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate22.4 mi
  • Ozone3Good5 ppb22.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)17Good22.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest 58, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 71, moderate.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Riegelwood

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Riegelwood, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Sat 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Riegelwood, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Atkinson 5.6 SSENC-PD-42

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.9 mi away/10 ft/35 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Moores Creek Natl BattlefieldMCRN7

At a cooperative observer's station/10.5 mi away/23 ft/22 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wilmington Intl, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.5 mi from Riegelwood, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Wilmington Intl, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ILMFIG. A THE SKY OVER WILMINGTON INTLSECTION, 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: 7 MI0510TITLEWilmington Intl, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ILMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ILM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 70.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Wilmington Intl: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 70.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ILMFIG. B THE AIR AT WILMINGTON INTLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 70.0 F, 70.0 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 POINTTITLEWilmington Intl, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ILM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wilmington Intl, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, 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 ILMFIG. C THE WIND AT WILMINGTON INTLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilmington Intl, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ILMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ILM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wilmington Intl, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near Riegelwood

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

Near Riegelwood

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