Berea, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Berea weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle27%—95°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast43%—93°73°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast25%—96°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—98°72°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—99°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—102°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast32%—97°74°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Berea at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Berea
- Sun95°73°27%
- Mon93°73°43%
- Tue96°71°25%
- Wed98°72°13%
- Thu99°71°11%
- Fri102°73°15%
- Sat97°74°32%
- Sun100°75°34%
- Mon96°72°21%
- Tue102°71°12%
- Wed105°73°14%
- Thu96°67°30%
- Fri91°71°29%
- Sat97°70°30%
- Sun98°73°29%
- Mon94°77°36%
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 — Berea
SPC has placed Berea 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 Berea
- 29617
- 29611