The Cliffs Valley, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
The Cliffs Valley weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Showers52%0.21″93°75°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast32%—90°75°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle51%—89°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast31%—93°68°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast19%—95°68°+2°
- FridayJul 10Overcast25%—96°70°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Partly Cloudy48%—92°71°-4°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 42
- UV peak
- 5.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 11:42 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
The Cliffs Valley at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — The Cliffs Valley
- Sun92°73°52%
- Mon90°72°32%
- Tue89°68°51%
- Wed93°68°31%
- Thu95°68°19%
- Fri96°70°25%
- Sat92°71°48%
- Sun91°70°37%
- Mon91°68°22%
- Tue97°69°15%
- Wed100°71°16%
- Thu92°66°29%
- Fri88°66°29%
- Sat93°67°30%
- Sun94°71°29%
- Mon85°71°36%
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 — The Cliffs Valley
SPC has placed The Cliffs Valley 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 The Cliffs Valley
- 29690