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Olar, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Olar, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 5:47 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
88%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
Olar, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOlar, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 98°
Olar, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    12%
    98°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    97°79°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    99°74°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    35%
    99°74°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    15%
    102°75°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    14%
    101°79°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    36%
    103°77°+2°
Olar, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
167° · backing 13°
Direction
SSE
167°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 3
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 3 · pk 19 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 246SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the sse.
Olar, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1006.2
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.71 inHg
Now
1006.2
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10061011
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.61005.51006.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
Olar, SC
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
4.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
Olar, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.4mi
UNLIMITED
125 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 · Olar, 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 · Olar, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Olar, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Olar, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Olar, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:53 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 16m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Olar, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
11:37 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Olar, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Olar at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 29843

15-Day Forecast — Olar

  1. Sun98°74°12%
  2. Mon97°79°21%
  3. Tue99°74°35%
  4. Wed99°74°35%
  5. Thu102°75°15%
  6. Fri101°79°14%
  7. Sat103°77°36%
  8. Sun103°76°40%
  9. Mon82°72°39%
  10. Tue91°69°21%
  11. Wed95°72°15%
  12. Thu94°70°44%
  13. Fri83°72°48%
  14. Sat91°73°58%
  15. Sun93°72°33%

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 — Olar

SPC includes Olar 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 Olar

  • 29843

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.