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Bowman, South Carolina

Town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Bowman

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 49 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-
  • Ozone30Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 69, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bowman

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bowman, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 2 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bowman, 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 now4 instruments

OrangeburgOGB

At an airfield/12.5 mi away/197 ft/60 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank840of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

OrangeburgORBS1

At a cooperative observer's station/14.5 mi away/194 ft/57 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Orangeburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.5 mi from Bowman, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,600 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Orangeburg, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OGBFIG. A THE SKY OVER ORANGEBURGSECTION, 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 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOrangeburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OGBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-OGB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Orangeburg: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OGBFIG. B THE AIR AT ORANGEBURGTHE 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 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,600 FTTEMPERATURE 64.0 FDEW POINT 58.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEOrangeburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OGBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-OGB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Orangeburg, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OGBFIG. C THE WIND AT ORANGEBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOrangeburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OGBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-OGB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Orangeburg (ORBS1), 14.5 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

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

Near Bowman

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

Near Bowman

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