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Walnut Cove, North Carolina

Town in Stokes County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Walnut Cove

Index 63, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Forsyth County-Winston-Salem-Greensboro-High Point (NC), 17 miles off.

63Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)63Moderate13.9 mi
  • Ozone23Good17 ppb13.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good13.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3.3 ppb13.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb13.9 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Walnut Cove

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

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Visibility

How far you can see at Walnut Cove, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Sat 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Walnut Cove, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

DanburyDNBN7

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/876 ft/182 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank19of 2,255

Station report

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

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.3 mi from Walnut Cove, North Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 1/2 mi.

Section of the sky over Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 1/2 mi.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 SHEETVV 200 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/2 MI0510TITLEWinston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS INTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-INT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS): temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.0 F, 68.0 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 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winston-Salem/Smith_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, 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 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 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE 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

Measured at Danbury (DNBN7), 9.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in North Carolina

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

Near Walnut Cove

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

Near Walnut Cove

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