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Dalzell, South Carolina

Community in Sumter County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Dalzell

Index 73, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 26 miles off.

73Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)73Moderate-
  • Ozone48Good2 ppb24.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 80, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Dalzell

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Dalzell, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dalzell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Sumter 4.2 NNWSC-SM-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/199 ft/30 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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BishopvilleBSPS1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.5 mi away/207 ft/22 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, 4.1 mi from Dalzell, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Shaw AFB/Sumter, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, 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

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 65.7 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Shaw AFB/Sumter: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.7, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.4 FTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 65.7 FSPREAD 5.3 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 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 south southwest (200 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Shaw AFB/Sumter, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south 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 SSCFIG. C THE WIND AT SHAW AFB/SUMTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR 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), 17.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

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

Near Dalzell

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

Near Dalzell

River and lake gauges