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Morrison Field (48NC) Area Aviation Weather & Runway Winds

As of 3:15 PM ET, Oct 28, based on the nearest station (KEXX), 48NC is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported.

Aviation weather near Morrison Field in Lexington, NC, decoded from the nearest reporting station (KEXX): conditions and runway crosswinds.

Morrison Field (48NC) is a general aviation airport serving pilots in and around Lexington, NC at a field elevation of 825 ft. 48NC has no weather station of its own. Conditions here are decoded from KEXX, about 6 nm away, the nearest reporting station, and local conditions can differ. It has one runway (05/23), the longest 1,200 ft. The nearest TAF is issued for KGSO.

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VFR
Observed 1915Z (3:15 PM EDT)live · refreshes every 60s

No weather station at this airport: showing the nearest station KEXX, 5.5 nm away.

Wind
060° 4 kt
Visibility
10+ sm
Ceiling
Unlimited
Altimeter
30.32"
Temp / Dew
72°F / 22°C
dew 52°F / 11°C

Wind from the east-northeast (060°) at 4 kt, visibility 10+ statute miles, no cloud data, temperature 22°C (72°F), altimeter 30.32 inHg. Conditions are Visual Flight Rules (VFR).

Raw METAR
METAR KEXX 281915Z AUTO 06004KT 10SM CLR 22/11 A3032 RMK AO2 T02210111

What changed at KEXX (nearest station)?

Since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, compared automatically against the latest METAR.

No significant changes since the 1855Z (2:55 PM EDT) report, conditions are holding steady.

Current pilot readout for 48NC

Based on the nearest station (KEXX), 48NC is currently VFR with winds from 060° at 4 knots, visibility 10+ statute miles, and no ceiling reported. the wind favors northeast-facing runway ends (05). Density altitude is approximately 1,400 ft (field elevation 825 ft). 48NC does not publish a TAF. The nearest TAF station is KGSO, about 30 nm away.

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Runway wind check

Estimated head/tailwind and crosswind for each runway end from the current reported wind.

RunwayHead / TailCrosswind
05FAV4 kt head1 kt right
234 kt tail1 kt left

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48NC runways

1 physical runway · 2 runway ends. Each card opens the runway's intelligence page: equipment and lighting, LAHSO, frequencies, today's configuration, predicted use, history and approaches.

  • Runway 05/23
    1,200 × 200 ft · TURF
    Status not monitored
    Current use
    no stated-runway source at 48NC
    Wind
    05
    4 kt headwind · 1 kt crosswind from right
    23
    4 kt tailwind · 1 kt crosswind from left
    no active equipment NOTAM receivedView Runway Intelligence →

“Current use” is what the facilitystates; wind components are arithmetic on the current METAR against TRUE headings; status reflects NOTAMs received through SWIM, the tower's TFDM record and the D-ATIS — a runway reads “Open” only with a complete NOTAM picture.

24-hour trend

Wind, ceiling and flight category over the last 24 hours.

Wind (kt)Gusts (kt)Bottom strip, flight category:VFRMVFRIFRLIFRNo report
061219Z07Z19Z

Over the last 24 h: wind 3→4 kt, ceiling unlimited → unlimited.

48NC weather radar

Live NEXRAD + lightning, with a 4-hour future-radar forecast. Drag to pan, tap ⚡ to toggle lightning.

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Radar: NOAA/NWS via IEM · Forecast: NOAA HRRR · Lightning: NOAA · Map © Stadia Maps © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap

NOAA NEXRAD composite and lightning, updated about every five minutes; amber frames are HRRR model guidance, not observed radar. Not for navigation.

Pilot reports (PIREPs) within 100 NM of 48NC

Reported by pilots in flight over the past 6 hours, via aviationweather.gov.

PIREP1912Z (3:12 PM EDT) · 38 NM NW of 48NC · 34,000 ft MSL · B752
continuous light chop turbulence
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HKY UA /OV BZM040030/TM 1912/FL340/TP B752/TB CONS LGT CHOP/RM ZTLFD-43
HKY UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV BZM040030Location: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1912Reported at 19:12 UTC.
FL340Altitude: 34,000 ft MSL.
TP B752Aircraft type reporting.
TB CONS LGT CHOPTurbulence: continuous light chop.
RM ZTLFD-43Remarks.
PIREP1735Z (1:35 PM EDT) · 55 NM N of 48NC · 2,500 ft MSL · DA40
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GSO UA /OV MTV/TM 1735/FL025/TP DA40/SK OVC030
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV MTVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1735Reported at 17:35 UTC.
FL025Altitude: 2,500 ft MSL.
TP DA40Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC030Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1623Z (12:23 PM EDT) · 23 NM NE of 48NC · during descent · C56
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1623/FL018/TP C56/RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSL
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1623Reported at 16:23 UTC.
FL018Altitude: 1,800 ft MSL.
TP C56Aircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 BASES 018MSLRemarks.
PIREP1621Z (12:21 PM EDT) · 92 NM NW of 48NC · 36,000 ft MSL · A319
light turbulence
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VJI UA /OV HMV/TM 1621/FL360/TP A319/TB LGT/RM ZTLFD 15
VJI UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV HMVLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1621Reported at 16:21 UTC.
FL360Altitude: 36,000 ft MSL.
TP A319Aircraft type reporting.
TB LGTTurbulence: light.
RM ZTLFD 15Remarks.
PIREP1535Z (11:35 AM EDT) · 23 NM NE of 48NC · during descent · C56X
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INT UA /OV KINT/TM 1535/FL020/TP C56X/RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASES 013
INT UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV KINTLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1535Reported at 15:35 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C56XAircraft type reporting.
RM DURD RWY 33 TOPS 020 BASE…Remarks.
PIREP1520Z (11:20 AM EDT) · 27 NM NE of 48NC · 2,000 ft MSL · C68A
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1520/FL020/TP C68A/RM TOPS 020
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1520Reported at 15:20 UTC.
FL020Altitude: 2,000 ft MSL.
TP C68AAircraft type reporting.
RM TOPS 020Remarks.
PIREP1503Z (11:03 AM EDT) · 27 NM NE of 48NC · altitude unknown · B717
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1503/FL000/TP B717/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1503Reported at 15:03 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP B717Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.
PIREP1451Z (10:51 AM EDT) · 27 NM NE of 48NC · altitude unknown · E170
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GSO UA /OV GSO/TM 1451/FL000/TP E170/SK OVC002
GSO UAHeader: reporting station and UA: a routine pilot report.
OV GSOLocation: fix or navaid, optionally with a radial and distance in NM.
TM 1451Reported at 14:51 UTC.
FL000Altitude: 0 ft MSL.
TP E170Aircraft type reporting.
SK OVC002Sky condition: cloud bases and tops in hundreds of feet MSL.

⚠️ PIREPs are unverified pilot reports. Not for operational use: conditions change between reports.

Recent aviation weather trends at 48NC

From ATIS Alerts' hourly weather history.

Over the past 24 hours, the nearest station KEXX reported mostly VFR across 70 observations, with 0 flight-category changes. The lowest ceiling was 4,100 ft. Wind most often came from the NE.

Last 24 hours
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/8 kt
Max gust: -
Lowest ceiling: 4,100 ft
Lowest vis: -
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Last 7 days
VFR 100%
Wind avg/max: 1/7 kt
Max gust: 14 kt
Lowest ceiling: 3,300 ft
Lowest vis: 7 sm
Prevailing wind: NE
Category changes: 0
Wind-favored runway - past 30 days

Share of hours each runway had the most headwind. From wind reports, not ATC assignments.

05
75%
23
25%

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Live crosswind meter

48NC has no weather feed online, so the wind comes from KEXX, 5.5 nm away.

N05234 kt
Headwind
4 kt
Crosswind (from the right)
1 kt

Wind is 17° off runway 05, the end with the most headwind right now.

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Turf · 1,200 ft. Headings from FAA runway data. Not for navigation.

Field aerial

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Aerial photo of Morrison Field (48NC)
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Airport info

From the FAA airport record (cycle 2026-10-01) and OurAirports.

Services

Attended
Unattended
Control tower
None
Wind indicator
Unlighted

Airport

Type
General aviation airport
FAA LID
48NC
City
Lexington
State
North Carolina
Country
United States
Elevation
825 ft
Coordinates
35.7817, -80.4169
Runways
1 physical runway · 2 runway ends
Longest runway
1,200 ft
Weather reporting
Nearest station KEXX
TAF
Nearest KGSO
Time zone
America/New_York
Sunset in
3h 11m

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Pilot PIREPs for Morrison Field (48NC)

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Community-submitted airport notes from pilots about runway conditions, wildlife, FBOs, fuel, turbulence, ramp access, and local tips.

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