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Helena, South Carolina

Community in Newberry County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Helena

Index 76, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 46 miles off.

76Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)76Moderate-
  • Ozone42Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-

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 44 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Helena

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

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Helena, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

NewberryEOE

At an airfield/2.1 mi away/568 ft/42 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank222of 1,128

I-385 @ US-221SC010

Beside a road/28.0 mi away/715 ft/189 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

NewberryNWYS1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/518 ft/8 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank11of 1,128

Newberry 1.1 WNWSC-NW-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/532 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Newberry, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.1 mi from Helena, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:15 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 Newberry, 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 EOEFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEWBERRYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENewberry, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EOETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EOE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 78 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Newberry: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 78 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EOEFIG. B THE AIR AT NEWBERRYTHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.1 FTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 60.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 78 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 POINTTITLENewberry, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EOETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EOE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Newberry, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, 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 EOEFIG. C THE WIND AT NEWBERRYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewberry, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EOETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EOE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Newberry, 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 Helena

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

Near Helena

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