Santee, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Santee weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle31%—98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle29%0.02″98°79°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle39%—98°73°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Heavy Drizzle39%—101°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast18%—102°75°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast17%—103°80°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle39%—101°77°-2°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 5 PM.
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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 11:34 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Santee at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29142
15-Day Forecast — Santee
- Sun98°75°31%
- Mon98°79°29%
- Tue98°73°39%
- Wed101°74°39%
- Thu102°75°18%
- Fri103°80°17%
- Sat101°77°39%
- Sun102°76°42%
- Mon81°72°41%
- Tue94°69°22%
- Wed95°70°16%
- Thu97°68°47%
- Fri82°72°45%
- Sat89°73°55%
- Sun94°72°40%
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 — Santee
SPC includes Santee 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 Santee
- 29142