East Gaffney, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
East Gaffney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle20%0.01″99°73°—
- MondayJul 6Showers60%—95°70°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle37%—96°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle18%—97°68°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle12%—100°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle20%—102°74°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast43%—103°73°+1°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 23 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.86 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.4 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- 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
- 11:39 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
East Gaffney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — East Gaffney
- Sun99°73°20%
- Mon95°70°60%
- Tue96°69°37%
- Wed97°68°18%
- Thu100°68°12%
- Fri102°74°20%
- Sat103°73°43%
- Sun99°71°41%
- Mon96°71°20%
- Tue95°64°10%
- Wed97°65°18%
- Thu94°67°34%
- Fri79°69°42%
- Sat89°68°35%
- Sun91°69°42%
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 — East Gaffney
SPC has placed East Gaffney in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 East Gaffney
- 29340