Ravenel, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ravenel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast35%—96°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—95°79°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle18%—98°77°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle20%—97°76°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast17%—101°77°+4°
- FridayJul 10Overcast19%—102°79°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy40%—99°79°-3°
AQI 26 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³ (AQI 31) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 11:33 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ravenel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29470
15-Day Forecast — Ravenel
- Sun96°75°35%
- Mon95°79°16%
- Tue98°77°18%
- Wed97°76°20%
- Thu101°77°17%
- Fri102°79°19%
- Sat99°79°40%
- Sun101°77°47%
- Mon86°73°43%
- Tue93°69°28%
- Wed90°71°19%
- Thu96°71°43%
- Fri86°72°42%
- Sat83°73°55%
- Sun95°73°31%
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 — Ravenel
SPC includes Ravenel 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 Ravenel
- 29470
- 29415