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McColl, South Carolina Weather

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

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

McColl, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 1:55 AM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
85°
Humidity
78%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:34 PM
McColl, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMcColl, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 101 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 75°H 101°
McColl, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    101°75°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    52%
    98°76°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    97°74°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    47%
    101°77°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    21%
    100°74°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    20%
    104°77°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    103°77°-1°
McColl, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 35°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 5
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 · pk 24 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 192SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 35° from the s.
McColl, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.6
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.72 inHg
Now
1006.6
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.51006.31006.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
McColl, SC
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-12 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.80 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
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.80 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
McColl, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
05:55 UTC · McColl, 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
05:55 UTC · McColl, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
McColl, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
McColl, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
McColl, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 24m
Sunset
4:34 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
McColl, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
75% illuminated
Moonrise
11:32 PM
Moonset
11:30 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
McColl, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

McColl at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 79°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 29570

15-Day Forecast — McColl

  1. Sun101°75°18%
  2. Mon98°76°52%
  3. Tue97°74°47%
  4. Wed101°77°47%
  5. Thu100°74°21%
  6. Fri104°77°20%
  7. Sat103°77°44%
  8. Sun103°75°41%
  9. Mon82°72°33%
  10. Tue92°70°17%
  11. Wed96°69°24%
  12. Thu95°70°30%
  13. Fri90°73°40%
  14. Sat92°72°45%
  15. Sun95°73°45%

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 — McColl

SPC includes McColl in the general thunderstorm area tomorrow — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 McColl

  • 29570

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.