Storm Station
Fairfax, South Carolina
59°
Clear· Feels like 59°·Calm 0 mph N
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
52%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fairfax, 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

AllendaleAQX

At an airfield/3.3 mi away/160 ft/25 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 378

Allendale USGSALLS1

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.4 mi away/174 ft/39 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank54of 378

Youmans FarmS2038

At a soil climate station/20.2 mi away/75 ft/60 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Blackville 3 W63826

At a climate reference station/27.5 mi away/317 ft/182 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Fairfax 0.8 WSWSC-AL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/125 ft/10 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Barnwell 5 ENEBNLS1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.7 mi away/266 ft/131 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Allendale, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.3 mi from Fairfax. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 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 Allendale, 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 AQXFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALLENDALESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAllendale, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AQXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AQX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Allendale: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AQXFIG. B THE AIR AT ALLENDALETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.9 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 48.2 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 POINTTITLEAllendale, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AQXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AQX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Allendale, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AQXFIG. C THE WIND AT ALLENDALEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAllendale, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AQXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AQX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Barnwell 5 ENE (BNLS1), 20.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

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

Near Fairfax

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