Storm Station
Ridge Spring, South Carolina
61°
Clear· Feels like 61°·Calm 0 mph N
Clear, with a low around 52. North wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
60%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ridge Spring, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AikenAIK

At an airfield/14.0 mi away/528 ft/72 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank11of 378

Graniteville 4ENEGNTS1

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.1 mi away/489 ft/111 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

US-25 @ I-20SC014

Beside a road/25.6 mi away/499 ft/101 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Blackville 3 W63826

At a climate reference station/39.8 mi away/317 ft/283 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Ridge Spring 0.4 SSWSC-SL-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/633 ft/33 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Water Filter PlantBATS1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/650 ft/50 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Aiken, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.0 mi from Ridge Spring. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:35 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 Aiken, 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 AIKFIG. A THE SKY OVER AIKENSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAiken, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AIKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AIK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.3 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Aiken: temperature 51.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AIKFIG. B THE AIR AT AIKENTHE 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 1,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.0 FTEMPERATURE 51.3 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 4.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLEAiken, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AIK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Aiken, 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 AIKFIG. C THE WIND AT AIKENPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAiken, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AIK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Aiken, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Water Filter Plant (BATS1), 7.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in South Carolina

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Ridge Spring

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