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Daufuskie Island, South Carolina

Community in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Daufuskie Island

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Savannah (GA), 12 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good16.6 mi
  • Ozone21Good25 ppb12.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good16.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb12.2 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 44 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 Daufuskie Island

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 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 Daufuskie Island, the next 44 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Daufuskie Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Hilton Head Island 5.1 SWSC-BF-79

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/11 ft/41 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hilton Head Island, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.4 mi from Daufuskie Island, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 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 Hilton Head Island, 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 HXDFIG. A THE SKY OVER HILTON HEAD ISLANDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHilton Head Island, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HXDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HXD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 69.8 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hilton Head Island: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.8, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HXDFIG. B THE AIR AT HILTON HEAD ISLANDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 69.4 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 71.6 F, 69.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEHilton Head Island, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HXDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HXD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hilton Head Island, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, 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 HXDFIG. C THE WIND AT HILTON HEAD ISLANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHilton Head Island, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HXDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HXD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hilton Head Island, 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 Daufuskie Island

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

Near Daufuskie Island

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