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Waxhaw, North Carolina

Town in Union County, North Carolina

Air quality

The air at Waxhaw

Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Catawba Indian Nation (SC), 7 miles off.

56Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate19.9 mi
  • Ozone1Good8 ppb20.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-20.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.9 ppb20.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb20.8 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.4 ppm19.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Waxhaw

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 4 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 Waxhaw, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Waxhaw, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Waxhaw 1.5 NNWNC-UN-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/571 ft/27 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Monroe 2 SEMORN7

At a cooperative observer's station/13.9 mi away/554 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank2,094of 2,255

Station report

The weather at Monroe_Airport_(ASOS), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Waxhaw, 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 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Monroe_Airport_(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 EQYFIG. A THE SKY OVER MONROE_AIRPORT_(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 MORE0510TITLEMonroe_Airport_(ASOS), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EQYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EQY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Monroe_Airport_(ASOS): temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EQYFIG. B THE AIR AT MONROE_AIRPORT_(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 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.3 FTEMPERATURE 65.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEMonroe_Airport_(ASOS), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EQYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EQY-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 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Monroe_Airport_(ASOS), north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, 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 EQYFIG. C THE WIND AT MONROE_AIRPORT_(ASOS)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMonroe_Airport_(ASOS), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EQYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EQY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Monroe_Airport_(ASOS), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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