Swansea, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Swansea weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast19%—97°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast34%—97°78°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle34%—96°75°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle16%—99°74°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—101°75°+2°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy12%—102°79°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast37%—103°78°+1°
AQI 30 (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.
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 11:37 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Swansea 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.
ZIP code: 29160
15-Day Forecast — Swansea
- Sun97°74°19%
- Mon97°78°34%
- Tue96°75°34%
- Wed99°74°16%
- Thu101°75°12%
- Fri102°79°12%
- Sat103°78°37%
- Sun98°75°42%
- Mon79°72°34%
- Tue92°70°22%
- Wed94°72°13%
- Thu93°71°47%
- Fri85°71°48%
- Sat87°73°58%
- Sun92°71°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 — Swansea
SPC includes Swansea 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 Swansea
- 29160