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Smoaks, South Carolina Weather

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk. Day 16 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smoaks weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Smoaks, SC
Monday, July 6 at 6:06 AM
73
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
89%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Smoaks, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmoaks, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 98 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 73°H 98°
Smoaks, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    18%
    98°73°
  2. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    22%
    95°78°-3°
  3. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    19%
    100°78°+5°
  4. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    14%
    103°75°+3°
  5. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    14%
    102°80°-1°
  6. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    29%
    103°80°+1°
  7. Sunday
    Jul 12
    Light Drizzle
    56%
    105°79°+2°
Smoaks, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
185° · veering 127°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4 mph
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 4 mph · pk 18 mph @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Smoaks, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.5
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.81 inHg
Now
1009.5
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
-0.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1010.11008.11009.5
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Smoaks, SC
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+8 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneGood
50μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in stagnant air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Smoaks, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
29.2mi
UNLIMITED
72 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
10:06 UTC · Smoaks, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
10:06 UTC · Smoaks, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Smoaks, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smoaks, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smoaks, SC
Almanac · Monday, July 6
When the stars begin to huddle, the earth will soon become a puddle.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 15m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.
Smoaks, SC
The moon
Last Quarter
64% illuminated
Moonrise
12:03 AM
Moonset
12:39 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Smoaks, SC
Microseason
Jul 6–10

Thunderheads boil and break at dusk

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smoaks at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 6–10
  • Planting window: Sow fall broccoli and cabbage indoors for transplant in 4 weeks.

ZIP code: 29481

15-Day Forecast — Smoaks

  1. Mon98°73°18%
  2. Tue95°78°22%
  3. Wed100°78°19%
  4. Thu103°75°14%
  5. Fri102°80°14%
  6. Sat103°80°29%
  7. Sun105°79°56%
  8. Mon106°76°49%
  9. Tue110°79°19%
  10. Wed109°80°16%
  11. Thu108°73°23%
  12. Fri102°75°34%
  13. Sat98°73°43%
  14. Sun88°71°58%
  15. Mon90°69°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 6, 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

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.