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Bethune, South Carolina

Town in Kershaw County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Bethune

Index 59, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Florence and Darlington (SC), 40 miles off.

59Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)59Moderate16 mi
  • Ozone38Good37 ppb16 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bethune

None in the last 3 days, to Sat 1 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 Bethune, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Bethune, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

HartsvilleHVS

At an airfield/13.1 mi away/364 ft/84 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank244of 1,111

Pee DeeS2037

At a soil climate station/36.0 mi away/120 ft/160 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank772of 1,111

I-77 @ SC-34SC017

Beside a road/37.9 mi away/564 ft/284 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Bethune 1.9 NNWSC-KR-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/294 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BishopvilleBSPS1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.2 mi away/207 ft/73 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Hartsville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.1 mi from Bethune, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 2:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,200 ft, broken at 4,800 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hartsville, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HVSFIG. A THE SKY OVER HARTSVILLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHartsville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HVSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HVS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Hartsville: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HVSFIG. B THE AIR AT HARTSVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,200 FTTEMPERATURE 69.8 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEHartsville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HVSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HVS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Hartsville, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HVSFIG. C THE WIND AT HARTSVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHartsville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HVSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-HVS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bishopville (BSPS1), 15.2 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

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

Near Bethune

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

Near Bethune

River and lake gauges