Mount Carmel, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Mount Carmel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast14%—97°74°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle30%0.01″95°76°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle16%—96°72°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle——99°73°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——101°73°+2°
- FridayJul 10Clear15%—101°74°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast27%—101°76°0°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 2.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 11 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 2.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 11
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
Mount Carmel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 78°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29840
16-Day Forecast — Mount Carmel
- Sun97°74°14%
- Mon95°76°30%
- Tue96°72°16%
- Wed99°73°6%
- Thu101°73°6%
- Fri101°74°15%
- Sat101°76°27%
- Sun99°76°30%
- Mon95°75°30%
- Tue101°70°14%
- Wed105°72°10%
- Thu94°69°34%
- Fri90°69°32%
- Sat97°71°45%
- Sun98°73°37%
- Mon98°76°39%
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 — Mount Carmel
SPC includes Mount Carmel 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 Mount Carmel
- 29840