Ninety Six, South Carolina Weather
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ninety Six weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 6Overcast21%—95°71°—
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—94°75°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—100°74°+6°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle——98°75°-2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast——99°75°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast23%—103°75°+4°
- SundayJul 12Partly Cloudy42%—101°75°-2°
AQI 56 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant 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 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 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- 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).
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
- Moonrise
- 12:08 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Thunderheads boil and break at dusk
Ninety Six at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 6–10
- Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
ZIP code: 29666
15-Day Forecast — Ninety Six
- Mon96°71°21%
- Tue94°75°10%
- Wed100°74°10%
- Thu98°75°5%
- Fri99°75°5%
- Sat103°75°23%
- Sun101°75°42%
- Mon101°76°42%
- Tue107°77°11%
- Wed107°77°17%
- Thu108°81°17%
- Fri96°71°44%
- Sat97°74°58%
- Sun92°71°55%
- Mon85°69°48%
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 — Ninety Six
SPC includes Ninety Six 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 Ninety Six
- 29666