Storm Station
Gaffney, South Carolina
63°
Clear· Feels like 63°·Light air 1 mph NNW
Clear, with a low around 49. North northwest wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
63%Humidity
3%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Gaffney, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

I-85 @ SC-198SC015

Beside a road/6.9 mi away/666 ft/125 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Kings Mountain State ParkKNGS1

In a park or preserve/15.1 mi away/814 ft/23 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank70of 378

SpartanburgSPA

At an airfield/20.3 mi away/801 ft/10 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank24of 378

measured daily2 instruments

Gaffney 1.7 ENESC-CK-27

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/765 ft/26 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Gaston Shoals ReservoirBLAS1

At a reservoir/5.5 mi away/584 ft/207 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Spartanburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.3 mi from Gaffney. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:15 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 Spartanburg, 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 SPAFIG. A THE SKY OVER SPARTANBURGSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESpartanburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SPATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SPA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Spartanburg: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SPAFIG. B THE AIR AT SPARTANBURGTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.0 FTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 7.2 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 POINTTITLESpartanburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SPA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Spartanburg, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, 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 SPAFIG. C THE WIND AT SPARTANBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpartanburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SPA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Spartanburg, 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 Gaffney

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