Cheraw, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cheraw weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers28%0.28″100°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle49%0.02″99°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle49%—99°74°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—102°75°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast15%—104°77°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—106°76°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast46%—104°78°-2°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 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 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 4.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 4.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.84
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cheraw at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29520
16-Day Forecast — Cheraw
- Sun100°75°28%
- Mon99°76°49%
- Tue99°74°49%
- Wed102°75°46%
- Thu104°77°15%
- Fri106°76°15%
- Sat104°78°46%
- Sun102°80°46%
- Mon100°74°29%
- Tue100°73°16%
- Wed109°71°13%
- Thu95°69°30%
- Fri90°74°36%
- Sat93°73°33%
- Sun102°76°30%
- Mon98°81°39%
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 — Cheraw
SPC has placed Cheraw 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 Cheraw
- 29520