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Longcreek, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Longcreek, SC
Monday, July 6 at 5:18 AM
72
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
78°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Sunset
4:49 PM
Longcreek, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLongcreek, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 71°H 86°
Longcreek, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    32%
    86°71°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    22%
    87°73°+1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    11%
    96°70°+9°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Partly Cloudy
    11%
    95°71°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    10%
    93°71°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    26%
    95°71°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    37%
    91°71°-4°
Longcreek, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · veering 51°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5 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 5 mph · pk 13 mph @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 176SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Longcreek, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
957.9
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 28.29 inHg
Now
957.9
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 957961
950955960965-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW960.5957.0957.6
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Longcreek, SC
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
-10 in 6h

AQI 31 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneGood
20μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Longcreek, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
25%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.1mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
09:18 UTC · Longcreek, 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
09:18 UTC · Longcreek, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Longcreek, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Longcreek, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Longcreek, SC
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:57 AM
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Longcreek, SC
The moon
Last Quarter
64% illuminated
Moonrise
12:13 AM
Moonset
12:50 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Longcreek, SC
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Longcreek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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 — Longcreek

  1. Mon86°71°32%
  2. Tue87°73°22%
  3. Wed96°70°11%
  4. Thu95°71°11%
  5. Fri93°71°10%
  6. Sat95°71°26%
  7. Sun91°71°37%
  8. Mon98°68°21%
  9. Tue102°73°14%
  10. Wed100°72°22%
  11. Thu99°73°19%
  12. Fri91°65°55%
  13. Sat92°69°58%
  14. Sun92°66°53%
  15. Mon90°63°48%

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 — Longcreek

SPC includes Longcreek 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 Longcreek

  • 29693
  • 29658

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.