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Vander, North Carolina

Community in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Vander

Index 70, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Cumberland County (NC), 7 miles off.

70Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)70Moderate9.2 mi
  • Ozone25Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good9.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb11.7 mi

The days ahead

Highest 67, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 65, moderate.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 44 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Vander

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 Vander, the next 40 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 10 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Vander, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Fayetteville 3.9 SENC-CM-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/88 ft/42 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Fayetteville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.3 mi from Vander, 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 8 mi.

Section of the sky over Fayetteville, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FAYFIG. A THE SKY OVER FAYETTEVILLESECTION, 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: 8 MI0510TITLEFayetteville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FAYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FAY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fayetteville: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FAYFIG. B THE AIR AT FAYETTEVILLETHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.0 F, 66.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEFayetteville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FAYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FAY-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 Fayetteville, 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 FAYFIG. C THE WIND AT FAYETTEVILLEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFayetteville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FAYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FAY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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