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Privateer, South Carolina

Community in Sumter County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Privateer

Index 28, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 AM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 32 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Ozone28Good24 ppb22.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 69, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Privateer

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

How far you can see at Privateer, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Privateer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Sumter 8.7 SSC-SM-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/181 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank61of 1,111

ManningMANS1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.1 mi away/144 ft/34 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank14of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Shaw AFB/Sumter, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Privateer, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 10:29 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,500 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, overcast at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Shaw AFB/Sumter, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSCFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHAW AFB/SUMTERSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONOVC 4,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEShaw AFB/Sumter, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SSCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SSC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 55.4 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 1,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Shaw AFB/Sumter: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 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 1,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSCFIG. B THE AIR AT SHAW AFB/SUMTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,500 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 55.4 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 POINTTITLEShaw AFB/Sumter, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SSCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SSC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Shaw AFB/Sumter, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSCFIG. C THE WIND AT SHAW AFB/SUMTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShaw AFB/Sumter, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SSCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SSC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Shaw AFB/Sumter, 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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