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Starr, South Carolina

Town in Anderson County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Starr

Index 40, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Athens-Clarke County (GA), 49 miles off.

40Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)40Good-
  • Ozone21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 70, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Starr

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Starr, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 4 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Starr, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-85 @ SC-8SC003

Beside a road/22.4 mi away/955 ft/193 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Anderson Co Airport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.4 mi from Starr, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Anderson Co Airport, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANDFIG. A THE SKY OVER ANDERSON CO AIRPORTSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAnderson Co Airport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ANDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AND-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Anderson Co Airport: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANDFIG. B THE AIR AT ANDERSON CO AIRPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE 63.0 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEAnderson Co Airport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AND-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Anderson Co Airport, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ANDFIG. C THE WIND AT ANDERSON CO AIRPORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAnderson Co Airport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ANDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AND-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Anderson Co Airport, 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 Starr

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

Near Starr

River and lake gauges