Current Observations at the UNC Asheville NC ECONet Tower

Last Update: 2:12 p.m. on 05/28/2026

 

Temperature and Moisture

Air Temperature:
78.8°F
Dewpoint Temperature:
66.3°F
Relative Humidity:
65.5%
9-m Air Temperature:
77.8°F
10-cm Soil Temperature:
71.3°F
20-cm Soil Moisture:
0.459 m3 m-3
Leaf Wetness:
272.6 mV

Precipitation

Precipitation Today:
0.01 in.
Hourly Precipitation:
0.00 in.
May Precipitation:
1.43 in.

Pressure

Barometric Pressure:
933.8 mb
Pressure Trend:
Steady
 

Wind Speed and Direction

10-m Wind Speed:
7.3 m.p.h.
10-m Wind Direction:
WNW (299°)
9-m Wind Speed:
7.5 m.p.h.
6-m Wind Speed:
6.1 m.p.h.
6-m Wind Direction:
308.0 degrees
3-m Wind Speed:
5.8 m.p.h.
2-m Wind Speed:
6.3 m.p.h.

Radiation

Solar Radiation:
570.3 W m-2
Photosynthetically Active Radiation:  
1261.0 μmol m-2 s-1

Solar Radiation Time Series   Particulate Matter