Travelers Rest, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Travelers Rest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Drizzle33%—94°73°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast43%—93°73°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Drizzle28%—96°68°+3°
- WednesdayJul 8Showers15%—95°67°-1°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast12%—100°68°+5°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy17%—100°73°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast35%—99°73°-1°
AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.95 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- 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
Travelers Rest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 29690
15-Day Forecast — Travelers Rest
- Sun94°73°33%
- Mon93°73°43%
- Tue96°68°28%
- Wed95°67°15%
- Thu100°68°12%
- Fri100°73°17%
- Sat99°73°35%
- Sun98°70°35%
- Mon92°69°20%
- Tue93°64°13%
- Wed95°65°15%
- Thu89°69°37%
- Fri75°69°39%
- Sat87°68°40%
- Sun92°68°52%
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 — Travelers Rest
SPC has placed Travelers Rest 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 Travelers Rest
- 29617
- 29613
- 29690