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South Sumter, South Carolina

Community in Sumter County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at South Sumter

Index 72, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 33 miles off.

72Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)72Moderate-
  • Ozone47Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 87, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM: the index from smoke stays at 33 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at South Sumter

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at South Sumter, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 6 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest South Sumter, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SumterSMS

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/182 ft/27 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank633of 1,128

measured daily2 instruments

Sumter 2.6 SSESC-SM-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/156 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ManningMANS1

At a cooperative observer's station/14.7 mi away/144 ft/11 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank8of 1,128

Station report

The weather at Sumter, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from South Sumter, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:35 PM 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 Sumter, 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 SMSFIG. A THE SKY OVER 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 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 MORE0510TITLESumter, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SMSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

86.0 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 49 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sumter: temperature 86.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 49 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMSFIG. B THE AIR AT 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00050 F60 F70 F80 F90 F100 FSATURATES 5,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.4 FTEMPERATURE 86.0 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 21.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 49 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 POINTTITLESumter, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sumter, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMSFIG. C THE WIND AT SUMTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESumter, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of 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.

Near South Sumter

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

Near South Sumter

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