Scotia, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Scotia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast13%—98°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast32%—98°78°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle31%—98°75°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle31%—101°75°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast20%—102°76°+1°
- FridayJul 10Overcast15%—101°81°-1°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle32%—98°77°-3°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 15 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:38 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Scotia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 77°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: March 3 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29939
15-Day Forecast — Scotia
- Sun98°75°13%
- Mon98°78°32%
- Tue98°75°31%
- Wed101°75°31%
- Thu102°76°20%
- Fri101°81°15%
- Sat98°77°32%
- Sun99°77°44%
- Mon86°73°36%
- Tue93°69°25%
- Wed91°71°14%
- Thu97°69°44%
- Fri90°73°42%
- Sat90°73°55%
- Sun94°72°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 — Scotia
SPC includes Scotia 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 Scotia
- 29939