Aiken, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Aiken weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast28%—95°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—95°76°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers20%—95°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast15%—98°75°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—101°75°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—98°79°-3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast29%—101°79°+3°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Aiken at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP codes: 29801, 29803, 29805
15-Day Forecast — Aiken
- Sun95°74°28%
- Mon95°76°24%
- Tue95°74°20%
- Wed98°75°15%
- Thu101°75°12%
- Fri98°79°12%
- Sat101°79°29%
- Sun99°75°37%
- Mon82°73°36%
- Tue91°71°22%
- Wed93°72°14%
- Thu92°71°41%
- Fri84°71°45%
- Sat85°71°52%
- Sun92°71°42%
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 — Aiken
SPC includes Aiken in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Aiken
- 29801
- 29803
- 29802