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Chesterfield, South Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chesterfield weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Chesterfield, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 7:13 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
90%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Chesterfield, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastChesterfield, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 75°H 97°
Chesterfield, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    97°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    52%
    0.06″
    98°75°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    98°73°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    99°74°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    100°72°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    104°77°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.01″
    103°76°-1°
Chesterfield, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 59°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 23 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 202SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 59° from the sse.
Chesterfield, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1002.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.62 inHg
Now
1002.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021007
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1006.71002.01002.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Chesterfield, SC
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-11 in 6hPeak ~32 @ 5 PM

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2
Chesterfield, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.5mi
UNLIMITED
116 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
11:13 UTC · Chesterfield, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
11:13 UTC · Chesterfield, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Chesterfield, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Chesterfield, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Chesterfield, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Chesterfield, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Chesterfield, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Chesterfield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
  • 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: 29709

15-Day Forecast — Chesterfield

  1. Sun97°76°26%
  2. Mon98°75°52%
  3. Tue98°73°52%
  4. Wed99°74°43%
  5. Thu100°72°14%
  6. Fri104°77°17%
  7. Sat103°76°48%
  8. Sun101°74°48%
  9. Mon85°73°30%
  10. Tue93°68°16%
  11. Wed96°69°13%
  12. Thu95°71°40%
  13. Fri85°72°45%
  14. Sat91°71°53%
  15. Sun95°71°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 — Chesterfield

SPC has placed Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield

  • 29709

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.