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Coward, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Coward, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 7:13 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
98%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
4:33 PM
Coward, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCoward, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 24% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 74°H 100°
Coward, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    100°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    39%
    97°78°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    43%
    100°75°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    42%
    103°77°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    17%
    104°77°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    15%
    105°81°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    101°76°-4°
Coward, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
150° · backing 61°
Direction
SSE
150°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
9
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
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 61° from the sse.
Coward, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.4
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.87 inHg
Now
1011.4
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
+1.2
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101015
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1015.01010.21011.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Coward, SC
Air quality
20
AQI
Good
-12 in 6hPeak ~30 @ 5 PM

AQI 20 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 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
2.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
43μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.2
Coward, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
11%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
120 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 · Coward, 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 · Coward, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Coward, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Coward, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Coward, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
4:33 PM
Civil dusk
9:03 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Coward, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Coward, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Coward at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below 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: 29530

15-Day Forecast — Coward

  1. Sun100°73°24%
  2. Mon97°78°39%
  3. Tue100°75°43%
  4. Wed103°77°42%
  5. Thu104°77°17%
  6. Fri105°81°15%
  7. Sat101°76°46%
  8. Sun106°79°46%
  9. Mon83°73°35%
  10. Tue91°70°23%
  11. Wed95°72°16%
  12. Thu96°72°49%
  13. Fri87°73°44%
  14. Sat91°74°52%
  15. Sun95°72°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 — Coward

SPC includes Coward 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 Coward

  • 29530

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.