Saluda, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Saluda weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle16%0.09″98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle29%0.02″95°77°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle17%—99°72°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—99°74°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast——101°74°+2°
- FridayJul 10Mostly Clear12%—104°74°+3°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy28%—102°77°-2°
AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 14
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 11:40 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Saluda at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29138
16-Day Forecast — Saluda
- Sun98°75°16%
- Mon95°77°29%
- Tue99°72°17%
- Wed99°74°10%
- Thu101°74°6%
- Fri104°74°12%
- Sat102°77°28%
- Sun101°78°36%
- Mon97°77°29%
- Tue101°72°20%
- Wed108°69°17%
- Thu91°69°30%
- Fri90°70°39%
- Sat97°71°45%
- Sun99°74°35%
- Mon99°77°42%
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 — Saluda
SPC has placed Saluda 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 Saluda
- 29138