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Five Forks, South Carolina

Community in Greenville County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Five Forks

Index 55, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Greenville-Spartanburg (SC), 9 miles off.

55Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)55Moderate11.4 mi
  • Ozone29Good22 ppb3.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good11.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb11.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb11.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 62, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Five Forks

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Five Forks, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Five Forks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Church Street BridgeSC009

Beside a road/10.2 mi away/935 ft/87 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Five Forks 0.5 ESESC-GV-53

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/812 ft/36 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Travelers Rest Co-OpTVRS1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.8 mi away/1,089 ft/241 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Greenville - Spartanburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.1 mi from Five Forks, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 9,500 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Greenville - Spartanburg, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSPFIG. A THE SKY OVER GREENVILLE - SPARTANBURGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 9,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGreenville - Spartanburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GSPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GSP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Greenville - Spartanburg: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSPFIG. B THE AIR AT GREENVILLE - SPARTANBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 3,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 9,500 FTTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 14.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEGreenville - Spartanburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GSP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Greenville - Spartanburg, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSPFIG. C THE WIND AT GREENVILLE - SPARTANBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGreenville - Spartanburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GSP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Greenville - Spartanburg, 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 Five Forks

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

Near Five Forks

River and lake gauges