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Great Falls, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Great Falls, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 6:26 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
88%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
4:39 PM
Great Falls, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGreat Falls, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 74°H 97°
Great Falls, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    32%
    97°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    96°75°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    34%
    97°72°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    16%
    99°71°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    98°70°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    12%
    105°75°+7°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    41%
    102°75°-3°
Great Falls, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
115° · steady
Direction
ESE
115°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 3
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 3 · pk 10 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 153SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Great Falls, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.4
-0.9 mb in 3h · falling · 29.45 inHg
Now
997.4
mb
3h
-0.9
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.1997.2997.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Great Falls, SC
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 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
3.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Great Falls, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.6mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
10:26 UTC · Great Falls, 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
10:26 UTC · Great Falls, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Great Falls, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Great Falls, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Great Falls, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
4:39 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Great Falls, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:36 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Great Falls, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Great Falls at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 29055

15-Day Forecast — Great Falls

  1. Sun97°74°32%
  2. Mon96°75°41%
  3. Tue97°72°34%
  4. Wed99°71°16%
  5. Thu98°70°8%
  6. Fri105°75°12%
  7. Sat102°75°41%
  8. Sun100°74°41%
  9. Mon85°71°26%
  10. Tue92°67°14%
  11. Wed96°69°13%
  12. Thu93°70°50%
  13. Fri83°70°42%
  14. Sat90°69°48%
  15. Sun92°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 — Great Falls

SPC has placed Great Falls 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 Great Falls

  • 29055

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.