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Litchfield Beach, South Carolina Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Litchfield Beach, SC
Monday, July 6 at 5:19 AM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Litchfield Beach, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLitchfield Beach, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 77 to 92 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 3 PM.
L 77°H 92°
Litchfield Beach, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Mostly Clear
    22%
    92°77°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Rain
    30%
    0.18″
    93°78°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    33%
    99°80°+6°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    15%
    0.31″
    99°77°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    10%
    100°80°+1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Showers
    34%
    0.54″
    98°76°-2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    98°78°
Litchfield Beach, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · steady
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7 mph
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 7 mph · pk 20 mph @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 288SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the sw.
Litchfield Beach, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1013.2
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.92 inHg
Now
1013.2
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121014
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1014.01012.01013.2
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Litchfield Beach, SC
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
-15 in 6h

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Litchfield Beach, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.1mi
UNLIMITED
38 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
09:19 UTC · Litchfield Beach, 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
09:19 UTC · Litchfield Beach, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Litchfield Beach, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Litchfield Beach, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Litchfield Beach, SC
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Litchfield Beach, SC
The moon
Last Quarter
64% illuminated
Moonrise
11:56 PM
Moonset
12:31 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Litchfield Beach, SC
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Litchfield Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

15-Day Forecast — Litchfield Beach

  1. Mon92°77°22%
  2. Tue93°78°30%
  3. Wed99°80°33%
  4. Thu99°77°15%
  5. Fri100°80°10%
  6. Sat98°76°34%
  7. Sun98°78°51%
  8. Mon97°77°42%
  9. Tue100°78°22%
  10. Wed102°79°15%
  11. Thu107°80°18%
  12. Fri89°77°39%
  13. Sat82°76°54%
  14. Sun80°72°65%
  15. Mon79°73°49%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Litchfield Beach

SPC includes Litchfield Beach 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 Litchfield Beach

  • 29585

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.