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Pacolet, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Pacolet, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 8:18 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
71%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Sunset
4:44 PM
Pacolet, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPacolet, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 75 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 75°H 95°
Pacolet, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.02″
    95°73°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    48%
    96°75°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    30%
    98°70°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    14%
    99°71°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    11%
    101°73°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    17%
    103°73°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    42%
    99°74°-4°
Pacolet, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
238° · veering 85°
Direction
WSW
238°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 14 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 283SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 85° from the wsw.
Pacolet, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.6
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.6
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
+1.4
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.2986.6989.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Pacolet, SC
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneModerate
65μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
2.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pacolet, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.4mi
UNLIMITED
95 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
12:18 UTC · Pacolet, 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
12:18 UTC · Pacolet, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pacolet, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pacolet, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pacolet, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
4:44 PM
Civil dusk
9:14 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pacolet, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pacolet, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pacolet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 29372

16-Day Forecast — Pacolet

  1. Sun95°73°25%
  2. Mon96°75°48%
  3. Tue98°70°30%
  4. Wed99°71°14%
  5. Thu101°73°11%
  6. Fri103°73°17%
  7. Sat99°74°42%
  8. Sun99°77°32%
  9. Mon99°71°21%
  10. Tue101°71°13%
  11. Wed104°68°11%
  12. Thu96°67°44%
  13. Fri91°68°41%
  14. Sat97°69°45%
  15. Sun99°71°41%
  16. Mon96°77°43%

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 — Pacolet

SPC has placed Pacolet 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 Pacolet

  • 29372
  • 29373

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.