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Atlantic Beach, South Carolina

Town in Horry County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Atlantic Beach

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 8 PM from its reporting area, Myrtle Beach-Conway (SC), 16 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate15.7 mi
  • Ozone37Good38 ppb15.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 11 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Atlantic Beach

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 8 PM. 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 Atlantic Beach, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 7 miles Sat 5 PM.

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On the radar over Atlantic Beach, South CarolinaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Atlantic Beach, 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

North Myrtle Beach 2.9 SWSC-HR-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/21 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Myrtle BeachMYBS1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/10 ft/3 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at North Myrtle Beach, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.7 mi from Atlantic Beach, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:53 PM 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 North Myrtle Beach, 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 CREFIG. A THE SKY OVER NORTH MYRTLE BEACHSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENorth Myrtle Beach, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CRETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

77.0 F with a dew point of 70.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at North Myrtle Beach: temperature 77.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 70.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CREFIG. B THE AIR AT NORTH MYRTLE BEACHTHE 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 F90 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 68.3 FTEMPERATURE 77.0 FDEW POINT 70.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLENorth Myrtle Beach, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at North Myrtle Beach, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CREFIG. C THE WIND AT NORTH MYRTLE BEACHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENorth Myrtle Beach, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CRETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CRE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of North Myrtle Beach, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in South Carolina

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

Near Atlantic Beach

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

Near Atlantic Beach

River and lake gauges