Storm Station
James Island, South Carolina
65°
Clear· Feels like 65°·Light breeze 4 mph W
Sunny, with a high near 81. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
67%Humidity
7%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest James Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Charleston - Waterfront ParkCHLS1

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.0 mi away/-30 ft/39 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank100of 378

Charleston ExecJZI

At an airfield/4.3 mi away/17 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 378

Ravenel Bridge US-17SC019

Beside a road/5.0 mi away/-26 ft/35 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Charleston 5.2 SESC-CR-245

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/28 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Custom HouseCHLS1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.4 mi away/39 ft/30 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Charleston Exec, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.3 mi from James Island. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:15 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 Charleston Exec, 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 JZIFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHARLESTON EXECSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECharleston Exec, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JZITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JZI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Charleston Exec: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JZIFIG. B THE AIR AT CHARLESTON EXECTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.7 FTEMPERATURE 66.2 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLECharleston Exec, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JZITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JZI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Charleston Exec, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the 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 JZIFIG. C THE WIND AT CHARLESTON EXECPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECharleston Exec, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JZITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JZI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Charleston Exec, 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 James Island

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