Lowndesville, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lowndesville weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast15%—95°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—94°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast36%—96°71°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——99°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——100°73°+1°
- FridayJul 10Clear15%—102°73°+2°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy28%—98°77°-4°
AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 16.4 µg/m³ (AQI 65) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.96
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:43 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lowndesville at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29659
16-Day Forecast — Lowndesville
- Sun95°74°15%
- Mon94°74°36%
- Tue96°71°36%
- Wed99°73°8%
- Thu100°73°7%
- Fri102°73°15%
- Sat98°77°28%
- Sun100°77°28%
- Mon95°73°25%
- Tue98°71°14%
- Wed105°73°9%
- Thu96°69°30%
- Fri89°70°32%
- Sat95°70°48%
- Sun98°73°35%
- Mon99°77°35%
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 — Lowndesville
SPC has placed Lowndesville 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 Lowndesville
- 29659
- 29655