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Lydia, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Lydia, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 5:47 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
84°
Humidity
91%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
4:36 PM
Lydia, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLydia, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 76°H 99°
Lydia, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    15%
    99°76°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    37%
    0.34″
    96°77°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    100°74°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    103°75°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    102°74°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    12%
    103°78°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    45%
    105°78°+2°
Lydia, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
171° · backing 48°
Direction
S
171°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 · pk 23 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 195SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 48° from the s.
Lydia, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1005.4
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.69 inHg
Now
1005.4
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10051010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.11005.21005.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Lydia, SC
Air quality
26
AQI
Good
-13 in 6h

AQI 26 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

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

PM 2.5Good
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
41μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Lydia, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.7mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
09:47 UTC · Lydia, 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
09:47 UTC · Lydia, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lydia, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lydia, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lydia, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
4:36 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Lydia, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
11:32 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lydia, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lydia at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 29079

15-Day Forecast — Lydia

  1. Sun99°76°15%
  2. Mon96°77°37%
  3. Tue100°74°44%
  4. Wed103°75°44%
  5. Thu102°74°11%
  6. Fri103°78°12%
  7. Sat105°78°45%
  8. Sun104°76°45%
  9. Mon83°72°30%
  10. Tue94°69°17%
  11. Wed97°70°14%
  12. Thu97°70°40%
  13. Fri88°72°45%
  14. Sat89°72°53%
  15. Sun96°73°36%

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 — Lydia

SPC has placed Lydia 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 Lydia

  • 29079
  • 29550
  • 29069

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.