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Walkertown, North Carolina

Town in Forsyth County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Walkertown

Index 70, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point (NC), 8 miles off.

70Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)70Moderate5.4 mi
  • Ozone39Good36 ppb5.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)26Good5.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide6Good6.1 ppb5.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb5.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest 59, moderate, today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 57, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Walkertown

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Walkertown, the next 45 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Fri 11 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Walkertown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

PfafftownPFAN7

At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/883 ft/42 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.2 mi from Walkertown, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:54 AM 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 Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), 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 INTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH_(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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

76.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS): temperature 76.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INTFIG. B THE AIR AT WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH_(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 F80 F90 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.9 FTEMPERATURE 76.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INTFIG. C THE WIND AT WINSTON-SALEM/SMITH_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), 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 Walkertown

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

Near Walkertown

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