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Cheraw, Colorado Weather

Monsoon storms drench the south. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cheraw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Cheraw, CO
Saturday, July 4 at 9:19 PM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
27%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Sunset
2:20 PM
Cheraw, CO
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCheraw, CO: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 66 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 66°H 97°
Cheraw, CO
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    90°66°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    11%
    97°66°+7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    100°66°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    102°73°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    45%
    101°71°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    45%
    102°70°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    36%
    0.06″
    98°69°-4°
Cheraw, CO
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · veering 13°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
42
avg 8
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 8 · pk 42 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2212SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the sse.
Cheraw, CO
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
875.2
-2.5 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 25.84 inHg
Now
875.2
mb
3h
-2.5
mb
12h
-5.1
mb
24h
+4.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 868880
860865870875880885-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW880.2868.0875.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cheraw, CO
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
+11 in 6h

AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
18μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 18.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.48
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cheraw, CO
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.4mi
UNLIMITED
164 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
03:19 UTC · Cheraw, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
03:19 UTC · Cheraw, CO · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cheraw, CO
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cheraw, CO
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cheraw, CO
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:06 AM
Sunrise
11:36 PM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
2:20 PM
Civil dusk
8:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cheraw, CO
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
11:11 PM
Moonset
11:09 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cheraw, CO
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Monsoon storms drench the south

insect
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cheraw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 81030

16-Day Forecast — Cheraw

  1. Sat90°66°8%
  2. Sun97°66°11%
  3. Mon100°66°4%
  4. Tue102°73°32%
  5. Wed101°71°45%
  6. Thu102°70°45%
  7. Fri98°69°36%
  8. Sat92°66°7%
  9. Sun93°66°2%
  10. Mon101°67°1%
  11. Tue104°70°9%
  12. Wed111°73°21%
  13. Thu112°78°36%
  14. Fri109°79°39%
  15. Sat110°79°33%
  16. Sun106°77°38%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Cheraw

SPC has placed Cheraw in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Cheraw

  • 81030
  • 81050

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.