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Elko, South Carolina

Town in Barnwell County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Elko

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Aiken-Augusta - SC and GA (SC), 34 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone24Good19 ppb23.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 73, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon

Precipitation

What has fallen at Elko

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.03in

Visibility

How far you can see at Elko, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

SatSunMon

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Elko, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

BlackvilleBLVS1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.5 mi away/338 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank844of 1,111

BarnwellBNL

At an airfield/8.6 mi away/246 ft/84 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank218of 1,111

US-25 @ I-20SC014

Beside a road/34.3 mi away/499 ft/169 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Barnwell 5 ENEBNLS1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.7 mi away/266 ft/64 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank180of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Barnwell, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Elko, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 10:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 800 ft, broken at 1,600 ft, broken at 3,000 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Barnwell, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BNLFIG. A THE SKY OVER BARNWELLSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 3,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEBarnwell, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BNLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BNL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 800 ft.

Chart of the air at Barnwell: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BNLFIG. B THE AIR AT BARNWELLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 53.6 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 POINTTITLEBarnwell, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BNLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BNL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Barnwell, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BNLFIG. C THE WIND AT BARNWELLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBarnwell, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BNLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BNL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Barnwell 5 ENE (BNLS1), 11.7 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

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

Near Elko

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

Near Elko

River and lake gauges