Storm Station
Furman, South Carolina
54°
Clear· Feels like 54°·Calm 1 mph N
Sunny, with a high near 82. Northwest wind 0 to 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
66%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Furman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Youmans Farm ScanYMFS1

On a farm or research station/1.2 mi away/75 ft/40 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank271of 378

Youmans FarmS2038

At a soil climate station/1.2 mi away/75 ft/40 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Ridgeland3J1

At an airfield/17.1 mi away/79 ft/36 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank53of 378

measured daily2 instruments

Estill 2.2 SSC-HM-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/117 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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YemasseeYEMS1

At a cooperative observer's station/19.7 mi away/27 ft/88 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ridgeland, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.1 mi from Furman. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:30 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 Ridgeland, 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 3J1FIG. A THE SKY OVER RIDGELANDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLERidgeland, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 3J1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-3J1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ridgeland: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 3J1FIG. B THE AIR AT RIDGELANDTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.8 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLERidgeland, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3J1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-3J1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ridgeland, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 6 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 3J1FIG. C THE WIND AT RIDGELANDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERidgeland, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3J1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-3J1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Ridgeland, 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 Furman

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