Smoaks, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Smoaks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers29%0.85″97°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast23%—98°78°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Showers34%—99°73°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle28%—100°74°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast21%—102°76°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast18%—102°80°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle40%—103°74°+1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³ (AQI 25) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 11:36 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Smoaks at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29481
15-Day Forecast — Smoaks
- Sun99°74°29%
- Mon98°78°23%
- Tue99°73°34%
- Wed100°74°28%
- Thu102°76°21%
- Fri102°80°18%
- Sat103°74°40%
- Sun103°76°40%
- Mon81°73°40%
- Tue93°69°23%
- Wed96°71°17%
- Thu96°69°44%
- Fri83°74°48%
- Sat90°73°58%
- Sun95°71°33%
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 — Smoaks
SPC includes Smoaks 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 Smoaks
- 29481