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Lake Murray of Richland, South Carolina Weather

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

Lake Murray of Richland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 6:05 AM
77
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
82%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake Murray of Richland, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 77°H 97°
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    21%
    0.04″
    97°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    36%
    97°78°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    36%
    96°73°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    20%
    99°73°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    100°72°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    11%
    102°76°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    32%
    103°77°+1°
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
190° · backing 28°
Direction
S
190°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 4
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 4 · pk 16 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 174SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.8
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.8
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.5999.8999.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-14 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.85 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
42%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.0mi
UNLIMITED
107 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
10:05 UTC · Lake Murray of Richland, 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
10:05 UTC · Lake Murray of Richland, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Daylight
14h 21m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake Murray of Richland, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake Murray of Richland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 77°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.

15-Day Forecast — Lake Murray of Richland

  1. Sun97°77°21%
  2. Mon97°78°36%
  3. Tue96°73°36%
  4. Wed99°73°20%
  5. Thu100°72°10%
  6. Fri102°76°11%
  7. Sat103°77°32%
  8. Sun100°74°40%
  9. Mon82°71°32%
  10. Tue94°69°21%
  11. Wed95°69°16%
  12. Thu93°70°47%
  13. Fri84°71°48%
  14. Sat88°71°42%
  15. Sun94°70°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 — Lake Murray of Richland

SPC has placed Lake Murray of Richland 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 Lake Murray of Richland

  • 29177
  • 29036
  • 29063

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.