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Florence, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Florence, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 2:46 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
83%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
Florence, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFlorence, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 100°
Florence, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    100°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    59%
    0.02″
    97°78°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    49%
    99°75°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    44%
    103°77°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    23%
    103°75°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    16%
    104°81°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    41%
    103°77°-1°
Florence, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 18°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 245SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 18° from the ssw.
Florence, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1008.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.78 inHg
Now
1008.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-2.6
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081013
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.71007.91009.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Florence, SC
Air quality
28
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 28 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Florence, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
33.4mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
06:46 UTC · Florence, 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
06:46 UTC · Florence, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Florence, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Florence, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Florence, 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
2:13 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:04 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Florence, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:33 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Florence, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Florence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 29501, 29505, 29506

15-Day Forecast — Florence

  1. Sun100°75°17%
  2. Mon97°78°59%
  3. Tue99°75°49%
  4. Wed103°77°44%
  5. Thu103°75°23%
  6. Fri104°81°16%
  7. Sat103°77°41%
  8. Sun104°77°45%
  9. Mon81°73°34%
  10. Tue91°69°19%
  11. Wed97°70°24%
  12. Thu96°70°38%
  13. Fri88°71°42%
  14. Sat91°73°39%
  15. Sun96°73°41%

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

Live wind & temperature near Florence

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 — Florence

SPC includes Florence 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 Florence

  • 29505
  • 29506
  • 29501
  • 29502
  • 29503
  • 29504

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.