Wade Hampton, South Carolina Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wade Hampton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast23%—95°74°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast36%—94°74°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast26%—96°72°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Drizzle13%—98°71°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast11%—101°72°+3°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy15%—102°77°+1°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast34%—102°78°0°
AQI 59 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 12.8 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- 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
Wade Hampton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Wade Hampton
- Sun95°74°23%
- Mon94°74°36%
- Tue96°72°26%
- Wed98°71°13%
- Thu101°72°11%
- Fri102°77°15%
- Sat102°78°34%
- Sun99°73°33%
- Mon93°74°21%
- Tue94°69°13%
- Wed97°69°14%
- Thu91°71°37%
- Fri76°70°39%
- Sat88°69°40%
- Sun93°71°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 — Wade Hampton
SPC has placed Wade Hampton 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 Wade Hampton
- 29615
- 29687
- 29606