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Pawleys Island, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Pawleys Island, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 8:08 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
86%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
4:29 PM
Pawleys Island, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPawleys Island, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 79 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 79°H 88°
Pawleys Island, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    14%
    0.02″
    88°77°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    19%
    93°79°+5°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.01″
    95°79°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    30%
    98°82°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    13%
    0.06″
    95°76°-3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    11%
    99°82°+4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    38%
    100°82°+1°
Pawleys Island, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
178° · backing 68°
Direction
S
178°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 8
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 8 · pk 22 @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 68° from the s.
Pawleys Island, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.0
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 30.00 inHg
Now
1016.0
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
+1.1
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151019
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.71014.91016.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Pawleys Island, SC
Air quality
19
AQI
Good
-7 in 6hPeak ~34 @ 6 PM

AQI 19 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.9
Pawleys Island, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
12:08 UTC · Pawleys Island, 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
12:08 UTC · Pawleys Island, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pawleys Island, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pawleys Island, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pawleys Island, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
14h 17m
Sunset
4:29 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pawleys Island, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:29 PM
Moonset
11:28 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pawleys Island, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pawleys Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 29585

16-Day Forecast — Pawleys Island

  1. Sun88°77°14%
  2. Mon93°79°19%
  3. Tue95°79°30%
  4. Wed98°82°30%
  5. Thu95°76°13%
  6. Fri99°82°11%
  7. Sat100°82°38%
  8. Sun102°83°38%
  9. Mon88°76°36%
  10. Tue88°74°29%
  11. Wed96°72°20%
  12. Thu88°74°43%
  13. Fri82°74°44%
  14. Sat84°75°59%
  15. Sun93°78°34%
  16. Mon98°81°35%

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 — Pawleys Island

SPC includes Pawleys Island 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 Pawleys Island

  • 29585

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.