Fort Lawn, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Lawn weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—98°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast38%—97°76°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle37%—96°71°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle18%—98°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——98°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—104°74°+6°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—102°75°-2°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.83 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 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Lawn at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29714
15-Day Forecast — Fort Lawn
- Sun98°74°23%
- Mon97°76°38%
- Tue96°71°37%
- Wed98°71°18%
- Thu98°70°8%
- Fri104°74°12%
- Sat102°75°43%
- Sun100°73°40%
- Mon86°71°26%
- Tue91°65°13%
- Wed96°70°13%
- Thu92°69°50%
- Fri83°69°42%
- Sat90°69°48%
- Sun93°70°36%
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 — Fort Lawn
SPC has placed Fort Lawn 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 Fort Lawn
- 29714