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Ridgeway, South Carolina

Town in Fairfield County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Ridgeway

Index 75, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 19 miles off.

75Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)75Moderate14.9 mi
  • Ozone44Good47 ppb13.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)26Good14.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide3Good3 ppb13.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb14.9 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.3 ppm14.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 80, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 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 Ridgeway

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ridgeway, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-77 @ SC-34SC017

Beside a road/2.3 mi away/564 ft/43 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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WinnsboroFDW

At an airfield/8.4 mi away/577 ft/30 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank210of 1,128

measured daily2 instruments

Blythewood 2.5 NNWSC-FR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/448 ft/159 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Cedar CRKBLYS1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.5 mi away/269 ft/338 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank864of 1,128

Station report

The weather at Winnsboro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Ridgeway, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 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 Winnsboro, 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 FDWFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINNSBOROSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWinnsboro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FDWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FDW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 62.6 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 Winnsboro: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 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 FDWFIG. B THE AIR AT WINNSBOROTHE 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 60.9 FTEMPERATURE 69.8 FDEW POINT 62.6 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 POINTTITLEWinnsboro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FDWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FDW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winnsboro, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 6 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 FDWFIG. C THE WIND AT WINNSBOROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinnsboro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FDWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FDW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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