Storm Station
Chapin, South Carolina
65°
Clear· Feels like 65°·Light air 1 mph NW
Sunny, with a high near 79. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
55%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Chapin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-26 @ I-126SC011

Beside a road/17.5 mi away/210 ft/232 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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WinnsboroFDW

At an airfield/17.6 mi away/577 ft/135 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank20of 378

measured daily2 instruments

Chapin 1.3 SSESC-LX-49

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/408 ft/34 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Little MountainLIMS1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/614 ft/172 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Winnsboro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.6 mi from Chapin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:55 AM 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 Winnsboro, 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 FDWFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINNSBOROSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWinnsboro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FDWTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FDW-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Winnsboro: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FDWFIG. B THE AIR AT WINNSBOROTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.1 FTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEWinnsboro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FDWTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FDW-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winnsboro, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 FDWFIG. C THE WIND AT WINNSBOROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinnsboro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FDWTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FDW-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Little Mountain (LIMS1), 4.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

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

Near Chapin

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