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Cherryvale, South Carolina

Community in Sumter County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Cherryvale

Index 72, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 25 miles off.

72Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)72Moderate-
  • Ozone47Good44 ppb21 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 87, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 39 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Cherryvale

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Cherryvale, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 9 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cherryvale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Sumter 4.2 WSC-SM-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/205 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BishopvilleBSPS1

At a cooperative observer's station/22.0 mi away/207 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Shaw AFB/Sumter, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.2 mi from Cherryvale, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Shaw AFB/Sumter, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSCFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHAW AFB/SUMTERSECTION, 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 STATIONSCT 5,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEShaw AFB/Sumter, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SSCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SSC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

88.7 F with a dew point of 63.3 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Shaw AFB/Sumter: temperature 88.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.3, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSCFIG. B THE AIR AT SHAW AFB/SUMTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 FSATURATES 5,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 57.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 88.7 FDEW POINT 63.3 FSPREAD 25.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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 POINTTITLEShaw AFB/Sumter, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SSCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SSC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Shaw AFB/Sumter, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSCFIG. C THE WIND AT SHAW AFB/SUMTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShaw AFB/Sumter, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SSCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SSC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Shaw AFB/Sumter, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bishopville (BSPS1), 22.0 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 Cherryvale

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

Near Cherryvale

River and lake gauges