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Jamestown, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Jamestown, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 8:21 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
79%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
Jamestown, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJamestown, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 78 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit with a 29% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 78°H 101°
Jamestown, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    101°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    98°78°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    41%
    100°77°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    102°80°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    21%
    99°78°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    18%
    103°78°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    42%
    103°81°
Jamestown, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
148° · backing 84°
Direction
SSE
148°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 19 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 253SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 84° from the sse.
Jamestown, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.4
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.96 inHg
Now
1014.4
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
+1.5
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10131017
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1016.81012.91014.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Jamestown, SC
Air quality
20
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~36 @ 6 PM

AQI 20 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 36 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.75 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 during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneGood
58μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.8

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.1 µg/m³ (AQI 28) with a 0.75 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.75
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Jamestown, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
14%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.9mi
UNLIMITED
115 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
12:21 UTC · Jamestown, 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
12:21 UTC · Jamestown, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Jamestown, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jamestown, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jamestown, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Jamestown, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:31 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Jamestown, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jamestown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 29453

16-Day Forecast — Jamestown

  1. Sun101°74°29%
  2. Mon98°78°29%
  3. Tue100°77°41%
  4. Wed102°80°26%
  5. Thu99°78°21%
  6. Fri103°78°18%
  7. Sat103°81°42%
  8. Sun104°79°43%
  9. Mon102°73°41%
  10. Tue98°72°26%
  11. Wed104°69°19%
  12. Thu87°72°44%
  13. Fri82°73°39%
  14. Sat87°72°58%
  15. Sun98°74°35%
  16. Mon100°80°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 — Jamestown

SPC includes Jamestown 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 Jamestown

  • 29453

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.