Gantt, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Gantt weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—96°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle42%0.02″94°74°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle21%—96°69°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—99°71°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast10%—99°70°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast14%—102°73°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy31%—97°74°-5°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.94 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
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 3.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 17 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 3.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 17
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.2 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Gantt at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Gantt
- Sun96°74°14%
- Mon94°74°42%
- Tue96°69°21%
- Wed99°71°12%
- Thu99°70°10%
- Fri102°73°14%
- Sat97°74°31%
- Sun101°76°32%
- Mon96°72°22%
- Tue100°69°12%
- Wed106°71°13%
- Thu97°66°30%
- Fri91°70°29%
- Sat96°68°30%
- Sun99°72°29%
- Mon93°74°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 — Gantt
SPC has placed Gantt 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 Gantt
- 29673
- 29605