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Longcreek, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Longcreek, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 7:13 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
72%
Wind
5 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 73 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 73°H 91°
Longcreek, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    38%
    91°72°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Rain
    58%
    0.24″
    86°73°-5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    22%
    91°67°+5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    92°67°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    10%
    96°67°+4°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Clear
    19%
    95°71°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    35%
    95°72°
Longcreek, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNW
333° · veering 24°
Direction
NNW
333°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
11
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 11 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 201SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Longcreek, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
958.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 28.31 inHg
Now
958.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 958963
950955960965970-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW963.2957.9958.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Longcreek, SC
Air quality
47
AQI
Good
+2 in 6h

AQI 47 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 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
10.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
36μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.9 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Longcreek, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.6mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
11:13 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
11:13 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 · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:56 AM
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
4:49 PM
Civil dusk
9:20 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Longcreek, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:47 PM
Moonset
11:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Longcreek, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Longcreek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Longcreek

  1. Sun91°72°38%
  2. Mon86°73°58%
  3. Tue91°67°22%
  4. Wed92°67°9%
  5. Thu96°67°10%
  6. Fri95°71°19%
  7. Sat95°72°35%
  8. Sun89°68°38%
  9. Mon93°67°23%
  10. Tue90°64°12%
  11. Wed92°65°10%
  12. Thu78°65°39%
  13. Fri75°66°55%
  14. Sat88°64°63%
  15. Sun86°66°66%

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 — Longcreek

SPC has placed Longcreek 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 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.