Ridgeland, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ridgeland weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Showers24%0.72″99°76°—
- MondayJul 6Light Rain35%0.04″96°76°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle26%—99°74°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle18%—100°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—103°76°+3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—102°81°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle33%—98°78°-4°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
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 31 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ridgeland at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 2 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29936
15-Day Forecast — Ridgeland
- Sun97°76°24%
- Mon96°76°35%
- Tue99°74°26%
- Wed100°74°18%
- Thu103°76°19%
- Fri102°81°17%
- Sat98°78°33%
- Sun101°77°48%
- Mon85°73°37%
- Tue94°69°24%
- Wed91°70°16%
- Thu97°68°44%
- Fri94°72°42%
- Sat89°74°55%
- Sun94°74°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 — Ridgeland
SPC includes Ridgeland 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 Ridgeland
- 29936