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Ruth, North Carolina

Town in Rutherford County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Ruth

Index 31, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Greenville-Spartanburg (SC), 34 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone31Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 68, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Ruth

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Ruth, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ruth, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Rutherfordton 1.1 NENC-RT-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,076 ft/89 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Rutherfordton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.4 mi from Ruth, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 10:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rutherfordton, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FQDFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUTHERFORDTONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 4,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERutherfordton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FQDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FQD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Rutherfordton: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FQDFIG. B THE AIR AT RUTHERFORDTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 37.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,200 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLERutherfordton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FQDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FQD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rutherfordton, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FQDFIG. C THE WIND AT RUTHERFORDTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERutherfordton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FQDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FQD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rutherfordton, 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 Ruth

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

Near Ruth

River and lake gauges