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South Sumter, South Carolina Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

South Sumter, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 6:31 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
92%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
South Sumter, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Sumter, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 74°H 100°
South Sumter, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    28%
    0.20″
    100°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    39%
    0.69″
    96°77°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    38%
    100°75°+4°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    38%
    102°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    13%
    103°75°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    14%
    105°80°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    105°77°
South Sumter, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 29°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
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 5 · pk 23 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 29° from the sse.
South Sumter, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1007.5
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.75 inHg
Now
1007.5
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10071012
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1011.61006.71007.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
South Sumter, SC
Air quality
27
AQI
Good
-13 in 6hPeak ~34 @ 5 PM

AQI 27 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 13 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.

PM 2.5Good
3.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
47μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
South Sumter, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
122 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
10:31 UTC · South Sumter, 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
10:31 UTC · South Sumter, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
South Sumter, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Sumter, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Sumter, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:06 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
South Sumter, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
73% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
11:33 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
South Sumter, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

South Sumter at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — South Sumter

  1. Sun100°74°28%
  2. Mon96°77°39%
  3. Tue100°75°38%
  4. Wed102°74°38%
  5. Thu103°75°13%
  6. Fri105°80°14%
  7. Sat105°77°45%
  8. Sun103°76°42%
  9. Mon80°73°36%
  10. Tue93°69°24%
  11. Wed96°72°15%
  12. Thu97°70°45%
  13. Fri86°73°45%
  14. Sat91°74°48%
  15. Sun97°72°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 — South Sumter

SPC includes South Sumter 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 South Sumter

  • 29150

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.