Greenwood, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Greenwood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—97°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain36%0.07″94°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle19%—97°71°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—98°73°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——100°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear15%—103°74°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy28%—101°74°-2°
AQI 55 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 38 now. With UV 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 2.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 11:41 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Greenwood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 79°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: 29646, 29649
16-Day Forecast — Greenwood
- Sun97°74°16%
- Mon94°75°36%
- Tue97°71°19%
- Wed98°73°10%
- Thu100°73°5%
- Fri103°74°15%
- Sat101°74°28%
- Sun100°77°34%
- Mon95°75°27%
- Tue101°70°14%
- Wed105°71°15%
- Thu92°68°40%
- Fri87°69°45%
- Sat95°71°45%
- Sun98°73°37%
- Mon98°77°39%
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 — Greenwood
SPC has placed Greenwood 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 Greenwood
- 29649
- 29646
- 29647
- 29648