Rains, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Rains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast18%—101°73°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle63%—96°78°-5°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers46%0.02″98°75°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast46%—101°76°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—102°77°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast16%—105°80°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle43%—99°75°-6°
AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
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
- 11:31 PM
- Moonset
- 11:29 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Rains at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29589
15-Day Forecast — Rains
- Sun100°74°18%
- Mon96°78°63%
- Tue98°75°46%
- Wed101°76°46%
- Thu102°77°18%
- Fri105°80°16%
- Sat99°75°43%
- Sun103°75°50%
- Mon83°73°36%
- Tue89°70°21%
- Wed97°70°14%
- Thu93°71°49%
- Fri92°72°44%
- Sat88°73°52%
- Sun94°71°39%
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 — Rains
SPC includes Rains 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 Rains
- 29589
- 29571
- 29574