Goose Creek, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Goose Creek weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain34%0.32″99°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast24%—97°78°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle36%—99°80°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Thunderstorm19%—102°82°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle24%0.03″99°80°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast21%—99°81°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast40%—104°82°+5°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 43 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 35
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- 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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 11:32 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Goose Creek at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29445
16-Day Forecast — Goose Creek
- Sun99°75°34%
- Mon97°78°24%
- Tue99°80°36%
- Wed102°82°19%
- Thu99°80°24%
- Fri99°81°21%
- Sat104°82°40%
- Sun104°83°48%
- Mon99°77°40%
- Tue95°77°27%
- Wed101°74°18%
- Thu87°74°43%
- Fri81°74°42%
- Sat90°74°55%
- Sun98°78°31%
- Mon100°81°35%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Goose Creek
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 — Goose Creek
SPC includes Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek
- 29486
- 29445