Branchville, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Branchville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle33%0.01″98°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—98°78°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle32%—99°74°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle31%—100°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast24%—102°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—102°80°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy38%—103°77°+1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Branchville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29432
15-Day Forecast — Branchville
- Sun99°74°33%
- Mon98°78°23%
- Tue99°74°32%
- Wed100°74°31%
- Thu102°76°24%
- Fri102°80°17%
- Sat103°77°38%
- Sun104°77°41%
- Mon82°72°41%
- Tue95°69°24%
- Wed96°71°16%
- Thu95°70°47%
- Fri82°73°48%
- Sat88°73°58%
- Sun94°72°34%
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 — Branchville
SPC includes Branchville 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 Branchville
- 29432