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Gilbert, South Carolina

Town in Lexington County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Gilbert

Index 72, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 30 miles off.

72Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)72Moderate-
  • Ozone47Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 87, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

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

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Gilbert

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Gilbert, the next 43 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Gilbert, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

I-26 @ I-126SC011

Beside a road/18.6 mi away/210 ft/369 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Gilbert 0.2 SSC-LX-124

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/590 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Columbia Metro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.9 mi from Gilbert, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Columbia Metro, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 5,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, 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, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

87.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 43 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Columbia Metro: temperature 87.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 43 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 FSATURATES 5,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE 87.0 FDEW POINT 62.0 FSPREAD 25.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Columbia Metro, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG 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

Measured at Water Filter Plant (BATS1), 8.4 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

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

Near Gilbert

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

Near Gilbert

River and lake gauges