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North, South Carolina

Town in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at North

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 31 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-
  • Ozone30Good22 ppb22.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 69, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at North

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at North, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 4 miles Sat 9 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest North, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

North 1.3 WNWSC-OR-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/272 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Salley 6NNESLYS1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/394 ft/120 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank677of 1,111

Station report

The weather at North Air Force, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.0 mi from North, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 7:10 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 400 ft, scattered at 800 ft, scattered at 1,500 ft, overcast at 2,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over North Air Force, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 400 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XNOFIG. A THE SKY OVER NORTH AIR FORCESECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 2,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENorth Air Force, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS XNOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-XNO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 400 ft.

Chart of the air at North Air Force: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT XNOFIG. B THE AIR AT NORTH AIR FORCETHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 400 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 57.2 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLENorth Air Force, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS XNOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-XNO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at North Air Force, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 7 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 XNOFIG. C THE WIND AT NORTH AIR FORCEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENorth Air Force, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS XNOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-XNO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of North Air Force, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in South Carolina

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