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Springdale, South Carolina

Town in Lexington County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Springdale

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 14 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)25Good12.5 mi
  • Ozone27Good23 ppb12.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good12.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb18.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb12.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm12.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 69, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Springdale

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 6 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 Springdale, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Springdale, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-26 @ I-126SC011

Beside a road/4.4 mi away/210 ft/2 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

West Columbia 2.4 SWSC-LX-215

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/271 ft/63 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Swansea 4NESWAS1

At a cooperative observer's station/14.7 mi away/316 ft/108 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Columbia Metro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.5 mi from Springdale, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,200 ft, broken at 1,800 ft, overcast at 2,500 ft; the ceiling is 1,800 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Columbia Metro, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, the ceiling at 1,800 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAEFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLUMBIA METROSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEColumbia Metro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CAETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CAE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Columbia Metro: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAEFIG. B THE AIR AT COLUMBIA METROTHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 57.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEColumbia Metro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CAE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Columbia Metro, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 9 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 CAEFIG. C THE WIND AT COLUMBIA METROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColumbia Metro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CAE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Columbia Metro, 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 Springdale

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

Near Springdale

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