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Saluda, South Carolina

Town in Saluda County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Saluda

Index 82, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Aiken-Augusta - SC and GA (SC), 45 miles off.

82Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)82Moderate18.6 mi
  • Ozone37Good36 ppb18.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb18.6 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 76, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 53, moderate, Fri 5 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Saluda

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 Saluda, the next 43 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Saluda, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

NewberryEOE

At an airfield/22.5 mi away/568 ft/90 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank222of 1,128

US-25 @ I-20SC014

Beside a road/32.1 mi away/499 ft/21 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

SaludaSADS1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/489 ft/11 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank171of 1,128

Station report

The weather at Newberry, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.5 mi from Saluda, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 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 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 south southeast (150 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Newberry, north up: blowing from 150 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 EOEFIG. C THE WIND AT NEWBERRYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 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

Measured at Saluda (SADS1), 0.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Saluda

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

Near Saluda

River and lake gauges