Centenary, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Centenary weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers30%0.09″100°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—96°77°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle42%—99°78°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast30%—101°77°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—101°79°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy18%—106°80°+5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast34%—102°81°-4°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 47 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 47
- UV peak
- 8.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.80
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Centenary at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29519
16-Day Forecast — Centenary
- Sun100°73°30%
- Mon96°77°23%
- Tue99°78°42%
- Wed101°77°30%
- Thu101°79°18%
- Fri106°80°18%
- Sat102°81°34%
- Sun106°81°49%
- Mon101°73°38%
- Tue100°72°21%
- Wed108°69°17%
- Thu95°70°30%
- Fri86°73°39%
- Sat89°72°39%
- Sun101°75°36%
- Mon101°79°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 — Centenary
SPC includes Centenary 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 Centenary
- 29571
- 29519