Storm Station
Gaston, South Carolina
63°
Clear· Feels like 63°·Light air 2 mph NW
Clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
54%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gaston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Columbia MetroCAE

At an airfield/8.6 mi away/226 ft/234 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 378

I-77 NB Safety CorridorSC027

Beside a road/11.3 mi away/144 ft/316 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank378of 378

Blackville 3 W63826

At a climate reference station/34.9 mi away/317 ft/143 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Gaston 2.7 NSC-LX-87

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/396 ft/64 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Swansea 4NESWAS1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/316 ft/144 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Columbia Metro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.6 mi from Gaston. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:56 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 Columbia Metro, 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 CAEFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLUMBIA METROSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEColumbia Metro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CAETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CAE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Columbia Metro: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CAEFIG. B THE AIR AT COLUMBIA METROTHE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 49.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEColumbia Metro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CAE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Columbia Metro, 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 CAEFIG. C THE WIND AT COLUMBIA METROPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEColumbia Metro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CAETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CAE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Columbia Metro, 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 Gaston

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