Blythewood, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blythewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers32%0.77″95°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Showers44%0.06″94°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle35%—95°71°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle25%—98°72°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——99°71°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy11%—103°74°+4°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle37%—102°75°-1°
AQI 28 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.87 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Blythewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29016
15-Day Forecast — Blythewood
- Sun95°75°32%
- Mon94°76°44%
- Tue95°71°35%
- Wed98°72°25%
- Thu99°71°9%
- Fri103°74°11%
- Sat102°75°37%
- Sun99°74°40%
- Mon80°71°31%
- Tue94°68°21%
- Wed95°69°16%
- Thu93°69°44%
- Fri81°71°45%
- Sat88°70°52%
- Sun94°69°40%
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 — Blythewood
SPC has placed Blythewood 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 Blythewood
- 29016