Storm Station
Privateer, South Carolina
62°
Clear· Feels like 62°·Light air 3 mph NNW
Clear, with a low around 51. North wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
56%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Privateer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Sumter [CCOOP]SMRS1

At a river or reservoir gauge/8.3 mi away/184 ft/6 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank368of 378

Shaw AFB/SumterSSC

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/243 ft/65 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank86of 378

I-77 NB Safety CorridorSC027

Beside a road/35.0 mi away/144 ft/34 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank378of 378

measured daily2 instruments

Sumter 8.7 SSC-SM-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/181 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ManningMANS1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.1 mi away/144 ft/34 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Shaw AFB/Sumter, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Privateer. 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 Shaw AFB/Sumter, 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 SSCFIG. A THE SKY OVER SHAW AFB/SUMTERSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEShaw AFB/Sumter, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SSCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SSC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.3 F with a dew point of 48.4 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Shaw AFB/Sumter: temperature 60.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.4, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SSCFIG. B THE AIR AT SHAW AFB/SUMTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.7 FTEMPERATURE 60.3 FDEW POINT 48.4 FSPREAD 11.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLEShaw AFB/Sumter, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SSCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SSC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Shaw AFB/Sumter, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 SSCFIG. C THE WIND AT SHAW AFB/SUMTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEShaw AFB/Sumter, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SSCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SSC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Shaw AFB/Sumter, 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 Privateer

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