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Cross Anchor, South Carolina Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Cross Anchor, SC
Monday, July 6 at 6:06 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
76°
Humidity
91%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
4:43 PM
Cross Anchor, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCross Anchor, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 94 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 71°H 94°
Cross Anchor, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    19%
    94°71°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    94°74°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    101°73°+7°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    100°74°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    98°75°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    29%
    101°75°+3°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    32%
    102°73°+1°
Cross Anchor, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
152° · backing 84°
Direction
SSE
152°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 5 mph
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 mph · pk 20 mph @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 152SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cross Anchor, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.5
+1.0 mb in 3h · rising · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.5
mb
3h
+1.0
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.8988.3989.5
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Cross Anchor, SC
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
-23 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
62μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³ (AQI 49) with a 0.99 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.99
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Cross Anchor, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.1mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
10:06 UTC · Cross Anchor, 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
10:06 UTC · Cross Anchor, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cross Anchor, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cross Anchor, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cross Anchor, SC
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
4:43 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Cross Anchor, SC
The moon
Last Quarter
64% illuminated
Moonrise
12:08 AM
Moonset
12:44 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cross Anchor, SC
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cross Anchor at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 29331

15-Day Forecast — Cross Anchor

  1. Mon95°71°19%
  2. Tue94°74°10%
  3. Wed101°73°10%
  4. Thu100°74°8%
  5. Fri98°75°7%
  6. Sat101°75°29%
  7. Sun102°73°32%
  8. Mon102°78°32%
  9. Tue105°81°17%
  10. Wed108°79°12%
  11. Thu107°83°12%
  12. Fri94°69°50%
  13. Sat96°72°61%
  14. Sun88°69°58%
  15. Mon90°67°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Cross Anchor

SPC includes Cross Anchor 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 Cross Anchor

  • 29331

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.