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Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina

Community in Orangeburg County, South Carolina

Air quality

The air at Wilkinson Heights

Index 73, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 6 PM from its reporting area, Columbia (SC), 38 miles off.

73Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)73Moderate-
  • Ozone44Good34 ppb22.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)25Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 87, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sun 2 PM: the index from smoke stays at 28 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Wilkinson Heights

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 5 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

How far you can see at Wilkinson Heights, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 9 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Wilkinson Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Cordova 5.3 NESC-OR-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/210 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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OrangeburgORBS1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/194 ft/17 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,011of 1,128

Station report

The weather at Orangeburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.1 mi from Wilkinson Heights, South Carolina. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:53 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 Orangeburg, 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 OGBFIG. A THE SKY OVER ORANGEBURGSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEOrangeburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OGBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OGB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

84.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 46 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Orangeburg: temperature 84.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 46 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OGBFIG. B THE AIR AT ORANGEBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 5,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.8 FTEMPERATURE 84.0 FDEW POINT 61.0 FSPREAD 23.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 46 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 POINTTITLEOrangeburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OGBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OGB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Orangeburg, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OGBFIG. C THE WIND AT ORANGEBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOrangeburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OGBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OGB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Orangeburg, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Orangeburg (ORBS1), 2.6 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Wilkinson Heights

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

Near Wilkinson Heights

River and lake gauges