Lakewood, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lakewood weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain29%0.11″98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Rain41%0.16″95°77°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast41%—100°75°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle37%—101°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Mostly Clear13%—102°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy14%—104°80°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle45%—104°77°0°
AQI 26 (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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.
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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lakewood at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Lakewood
- Sun98°75°29%
- Mon95°77°41%
- Tue100°75°41%
- Wed101°74°37%
- Thu102°75°13%
- Fri104°80°14%
- Sat104°77°45%
- Sun104°77°42%
- Mon81°73°37%
- Tue92°68°24%
- Wed96°72°15%
- Thu98°70°45%
- Fri86°73°45%
- Sat90°73°48%
- Sun97°72°42%
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 — Lakewood
SPC includes Lakewood 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 Lakewood
- 29150