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Loris, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Loris, SC
Monday, July 6 at 6:06 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
88%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:30 PM
Loris, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLoris, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 76°H 98°
Loris, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    98°75°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Drizzle
    48%
    0.03″
    98°78°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    27%
    102°76°+4°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    22%
    0.07″
    101°75°-1°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    0.04″
    100°74°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    98°77°-2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    102°76°+4°
Loris, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
187° · veering 7°
Direction
S
187°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6 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 6 mph · pk 20 mph @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the s.
Loris, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1011.1
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.86 inHg
Now
1011.1
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10101012
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.11009.71011.1
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Loris, SC
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³ (AQI 32) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Loris, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
72 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
10:06 UTC · Loris, 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
10:06 UTC · Loris, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Loris, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Loris, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Loris, SC
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
4:30 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Loris, SC
The moon
Last Quarter
64% illuminated
Moonrise
11:55 PM
Moonset
12:31 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Loris, SC
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Loris at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 29569

15-Day Forecast — Loris

  1. Mon99°75°21%
  2. Tue98°78°48%
  3. Wed102°76°27%
  4. Thu101°75°22%
  5. Fri100°74°14%
  6. Sat98°77°33%
  7. Sun102°76°55%
  8. Mon101°76°42%
  9. Tue106°78°17%
  10. Wed105°79°14%
  11. Thu111°81°18%
  12. Fri96°73°38%
  13. Sat76°71°55%
  14. Sun82°69°65%
  15. Mon76°68°52%

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 — Loris

SPC includes Loris 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 Loris

  • 29569

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.