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St. Matthews, South Carolina Weather

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

St. Matthews weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Matthews, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 6:25 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
90%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Sunset
4:37 PM
St. Matthews, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Matthews, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 74°H 99°
St. Matthews, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Partly Cloudy
    28%
    99°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    32%
    97°79°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    98°74°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Drizzle
    23%
    100°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    17%
    102°75°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    12%
    103°80°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    39%
    104°78°+1°
St. Matthews, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
180° · backing 14°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 213SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 14° from the s.
St. Matthews, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.3
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.3
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10031008
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1007.81002.81003.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Pressure giving way — clouds thicken and rain edges closer.
St. Matthews, SC
Air quality
25
AQI
Good
-16 in 6hPeak ~31 @ 4 PM

AQI 25 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 4 PM.

PM 2.5Good
3.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0
St. Matthews, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
137 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
10:25 UTC · St. Matthews, 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
10:25 UTC · St. Matthews, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Matthews, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Matthews, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Matthews, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
4:37 PM
Civil dusk
9:07 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
St. Matthews, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
11:35 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
St. Matthews, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Matthews at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — St. Matthews

  1. Sun99°74°28%
  2. Mon97°79°32%
  3. Tue98°74°32%
  4. Wed100°74°23%
  5. Thu102°75°17%
  6. Fri103°80°12%
  7. Sat104°78°39%
  8. Sun100°75°40%
  9. Mon79°72°37%
  10. Tue92°69°23%
  11. Wed95°71°15%
  12. Thu96°70°47%
  13. Fri83°71°48%
  14. Sat87°74°58%
  15. Sun94°72°34%

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 — St. Matthews

SPC includes St. Matthews 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 St. Matthews

  • 29135

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.