Plum Branch, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Plum Branch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain19%0.15″98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast28%—97°77°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers25%—95°72°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle——97°70°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Clear——100°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—95°75°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast26%—101°76°+6°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.95 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.0 µg/m³ (AQI 60) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Plum Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29845
15-Day Forecast — Plum Branch
- Sun98°75°19%
- Mon97°77°28%
- Tue95°72°25%
- Wed97°70°8%
- Thu100°72°7%
- Fri95°75°15%
- Sat101°76°26%
- Sun99°75°32%
- Mon87°72°30%
- Tue95°69°17%
- Wed93°70°13%
- Thu88°69°34%
- Fri77°70°32%
- Sat89°69°45%
- Sun93°70°37%
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 — Plum Branch
SPC includes Plum Branch 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 Plum Branch
- 29845
- 29835