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Harbor Island, South Carolina

Community in Beaufort County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Harbor Island

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Charleston (SC), 39 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Ozone12Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Harbor Island

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

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Harbor Island, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Harbor Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BeaufortARW

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/10 ft/level with here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Elevated Roadway I-26SC020

Beside a road/39.7 mi away/13 ft/3 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Weather Site At Ace Basin Nerr Nr Edisto, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.7 mi from Harbor Island, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 13 ft above sea level, 0 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.91 inHg and the temperature at 59.0 F.

Section from sea level of where Weather Site At Ace Basin Nerr Nr Edisto stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 13 feet above sea level with 0 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.91 inches of mercury, and temperature, 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACXS1FIG. D WHERE WEATHER SITE AT ACE BASIN NERR NR EDISTO STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWEATHER SITE AT ACE BASIN NERR NR EDISTO0 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT13 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.91 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE59.0 FTITLEWeather Site At Ace Basin Nerr Nr Edisto, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP ACXS1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ACXS1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 32.56 N, and the day is 11 h 13 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Weather Site At Ace Basin Nerr Nr Edisto, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 81 at the June solstice, 57 at the equinoxes and 34 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 13 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACXS1FIG. E THE SUN AT WEATHER SITE AT ACE BASIN NERR NR EDISTOELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 81°EQUINOXES 57°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 34°OCT 16, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 13 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 32.56 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWeather Site At Ace Basin Nerr Nr Edisto, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP ACXS1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ACXS1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 13 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:00 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Weather Site At Ace Basin Nerr Nr Edisto, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 1:00 am local time; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ACXS1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 1:00 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 1:00 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEWeather Site At Ace Basin Nerr Nr Edisto, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP ACXS1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ACXS1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Weather Site At Ace Basin Nerr Nr Edisto, in 3 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 Harbor Island

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

Near Harbor Island

River and lake gauges