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Richburg, South Carolina Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Richburg, SC
Monday, July 6 at 6:07 AM
71
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
87%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Richburg, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRichburg, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 71°H 96°
Richburg, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    20%
    96°71°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    95°76°-1°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    12%
    103°73°+8°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    12%
    101°75°-2°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    99°73°-2°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.01″
    101°74°+2°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Overcast
    33%
    104°73°+3°
Richburg, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 110°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4 mph
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 mph · pk 13 mph @ 3:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Richburg, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.9
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.32 inHg
Now
992.9
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.8
mb
24h
0.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992994
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.2991.8992.9
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Richburg, SC
Air quality
59
AQI
Moderate
0 in 6h

AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
74μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 35 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.

Present
AQI 35
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.98
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Richburg, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
87 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
10:07 UTC · Richburg, 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
10:07 UTC · Richburg, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Richburg, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Richburg, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Richburg, SC
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Richburg, SC
The moon
Last Quarter
64% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 AM
Moonset
12:40 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Richburg, SC
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

weather
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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 29729

15-Day Forecast — Richburg

  1. Mon96°71°20%
  2. Tue95°76°12%
  3. Wed103°73°12%
  4. Thu101°75°12%
  5. Fri99°73°7%
  6. Sat101°74°30%
  7. Sun104°73°33%
  8. Mon102°74°33%
  9. Tue105°78°14%
  10. Wed107°77°16%
  11. Thu105°82°16%
  12. Fri94°69°44%
  13. Sat91°68°54%
  14. Sun91°68°61%
  15. Mon81°68°55%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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 — Richburg

SPC has placed Richburg 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 Richburg

  • 29729

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.