Isle of Palms, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Isle of Palms weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast20%—89°81°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—90°81°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle29%—94°80°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle29%—96°80°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—97°80°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—96°82°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy40%—94°82°-2°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 4 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³ (AQI 31), ratio 0.64 with 8 mph wind — characteristic of long-range haze transport rather than a local source.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.64
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- transport
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
- 11:32 PM
- Moonset
- 11:31 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Isle of Palms at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29451
15-Day Forecast — Isle of Palms
- Sun89°81°20%
- Mon90°81°14%
- Tue94°80°29%
- Wed96°80°29%
- Thu97°80°17%
- Fri96°82°17%
- Sat94°82°40%
- Sun95°80°48%
- Mon92°74°41%
- Tue90°70°32%
- Wed90°74°19%
- Thu90°74°43%
- Fri89°74°42%
- Sat86°75°55%
- Sun88°76°31%
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 — Isle of Palms
SPC includes Isle of Palms 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 Isle of Palms
- 29451