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Summit, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Summit, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 4:39 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
77%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
4:40 PM
Summit, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSummit, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 97 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 97°
Summit, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    18%
    97°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    48%
    96°77°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    95°73°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    97°74°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    14%
    100°73°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    100°76°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Partly Cloudy
    30%
    102°76°+2°
Summit, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
175° · backing 50°
Direction
S
175°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
21
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 21 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Summit, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.7
-1.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.7
mb
3h
-1.6
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.2991.7991.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Summit, SC
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
53μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.84 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Summit, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.5mi
UNLIMITED
113 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
08:39 UTC · Summit, 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
08:39 UTC · Summit, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Summit, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Summit, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Summit, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
4:40 PM
Civil dusk
9:10 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Summit, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
11:38 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Summit, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Summit at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

15-Day Forecast — Summit

  1. Sun97°74°18%
  2. Mon96°77°48%
  3. Tue95°73°37%
  4. Wed97°74°16%
  5. Thu100°73°14%
  6. Fri100°76°12%
  7. Sat102°76°30%
  8. Sun99°74°38%
  9. Mon83°72°28%
  10. Tue92°69°14%
  11. Wed93°71°12%
  12. Thu92°71°47%
  13. Fri86°71°48%
  14. Sat88°72°42%
  15. Sun93°70°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 — Summit

SPC has placed Summit in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Summit

  • 29070

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.