Clinton, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Clinton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast25%—95°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast56%—94°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast29%—95°70°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—97°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear——100°69°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—102°73°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—102°73°0°
AQI 54 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.97 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Clinton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29325
15-Day Forecast — Clinton
- Sun95°74°25%
- Mon94°74°56%
- Tue95°70°29%
- Wed97°70°10%
- Thu100°69°6%
- Fri102°73°15%
- Sat102°73°32%
- Sun97°71°29%
- Mon92°70°29%
- Tue91°64°13%
- Wed93°67°18%
- Thu89°70°43%
- Fri72°68°42%
- Sat89°68°42%
- Sun90°68°38%
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 — Clinton
SPC has placed Clinton 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 Clinton
- 29325