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Dale, South Carolina

Community in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Dale

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Savannah (GA), 40 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Dale

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Dale, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Seabrook 4.3 SSWSC-BF-115

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/26 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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YemasseeYEMS1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.2 mi away/27 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Beaufort Mcas, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Dale, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:56 AM 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 Beaufort Mcas, 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 NBCFIG. A THE SKY OVER BEAUFORT MCASSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBeaufort Mcas, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS NBCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NBC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Beaufort Mcas: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NBCFIG. B THE AIR AT BEAUFORT MCASTHE 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 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 67.0 F, 66.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEBeaufort Mcas, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS NBCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NBC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Beaufort Mcas, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NBCFIG. C THE WIND AT BEAUFORT MCASPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBeaufort Mcas, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS NBCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NBC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Beaufort Mcas, 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 Dale

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

Near Dale

River and lake gauges