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Trenton, South Carolina

Town in Edgefield County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Trenton

Index 85, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Aiken-Augusta - SC and GA (SC), 27 miles off.

85Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)85Moderate0.8 mi
  • Ozone35Good26 ppb0.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.3 ppb0.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 77, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

Smoke near the ground peaks at index 55, moderate, Fri 4 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Trenton

None in the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

How far you can see at Trenton, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Trenton, 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

AikenAIK

At an airfield/10.9 mi away/528 ft/89 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank212of 1,128

US-25 @ I-20SC014

Beside a road/13.7 mi away/499 ft/118 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

JohnstonJOHS1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/633 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Edgefield 3.3 ENESC-ED-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/570 ft/47 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Aiken, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.9 mi from Trenton, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 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 Aiken, 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 AIKFIG. A THE SKY OVER AIKENSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAiken, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AIKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AIK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

70.0 F with a dew point of 62.2 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Aiken: temperature 70.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.2, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AIKFIG. B THE AIR AT AIKENTHE 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 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.3 FTEMPERATURE 70.0 FDEW POINT 62.2 FSPREAD 7.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEAiken, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AIK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Aiken, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 5 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 AIKFIG. C THE WIND AT AIKENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAiken, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-AIK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Aiken, 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 Trenton

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

Near Trenton

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