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Socastee, South Carolina

Community in Horry County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Socastee

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Myrtle Beach-Conway (SC), 8 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-
  • Ozone24Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 17 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Socastee

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Socastee, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 4 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Socastee, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Myrtle Beach 5.8 WSWSC-HR-56

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/19 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Myrtle BeachMYBS1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/10 ft/9 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Myrtle Beach(CIV), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.4 mi from Socastee, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:53 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 Myrtle Beach(CIV), 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 MYRFIG. A THE SKY OVER MYRTLE BEACH(CIV)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMyrtle Beach(CIV), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MYRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MYR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 67.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Myrtle Beach(CIV): temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MYRFIG. B THE AIR AT MYRTLE BEACH(CIV)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.0 FTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 67.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEMyrtle Beach(CIV), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MYRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MYR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Myrtle Beach(CIV), north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, 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 MYRFIG. C THE WIND AT MYRTLE BEACH(CIV)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMyrtle Beach(CIV), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MYRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MYR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Myrtle Beach(CIV), 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 Socastee

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

Near Socastee

River and lake gauges