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Gadsden, South Carolina

Community in Richland County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Gadsden

Index 76, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 16 miles off.

76Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)76Moderate21 mi
  • Ozone42Good2 ppb2.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good21 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb21 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb21 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm21 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 87, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gadsden

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 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 Gadsden, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gadsden, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Eastover 6.0 WNWSC-RC-85

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/225 ft/75 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

St Mathews 1SESMWS1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.2 mi away/269 ft/119 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank816of 1,128

Station report

The weather at Mcentire Ang Base, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.6 mi from Gadsden, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 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 Mcentire Ang Base, 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 MMTFIG. A THE SKY OVER MCENTIRE ANG BASESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMcentire Ang Base, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MMTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MMT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

63.3 F with a dew point of 61.5 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 Mcentire Ang Base: temperature 63.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.5, 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 MMTFIG. B THE AIR AT MCENTIRE ANG BASETHE 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 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.1 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 63.3 F, 61.5 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 POINTTITLEMcentire Ang Base, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MMTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MMT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Mcentire Ang Base, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MMTFIG. C THE WIND AT MCENTIRE ANG BASEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMcentire Ang Base, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MMTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MMT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mcentire Ang Base, 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 Gadsden

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

Near Gadsden

River and lake gauges