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Gaston, South Carolina

Town in Lexington County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Gaston

Index 76, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 19 miles off.

76Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)76Moderate20.5 mi
  • Ozone42Good2 ppb18.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good20.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.2 ppb20.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm20.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 87, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 53, moderate, Fri 5 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Gaston

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 Gaston, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Gaston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Gaston 2.7 NSC-LX-87

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/396 ft/64 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Swansea 4NESWAS1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/316 ft/144 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Columbia Metro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Gaston, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 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 Columbia Metro, 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 CAEFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLUMBIA METROSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEColumbia Metro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CAETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CAE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 65.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Columbia Metro: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAEFIG. B THE AIR AT COLUMBIA METROTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.0 FTEMPERATURE 69.0 FDEW POINT 65.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEColumbia Metro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CAE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Columbia Metro, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAEFIG. C THE WIND AT COLUMBIA METROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColumbia Metro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CAE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Columbia Metro, 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.

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Near Gaston

River and lake gauges