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Whitmire, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Whitmire, SC
Sunday, July 5 at 5:09 AM
75
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
78%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Sunset
4:42 PM
Whitmire, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhitmire, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 74°H 96°
Whitmire, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    96°74°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    53%
    0.04″
    97°76°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    24%
    97°71°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    10%
    98°72°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Mostly Clear
    100°70°+2°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    102°74°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    103°76°+1°
Whitmire, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
017° · backing 163°
Direction
NNE
017°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
11
avg 3
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 3 · pk 11 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Whitmire, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.7
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.46 inHg
Now
997.7
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9981002
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1002.4997.7997.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Whitmire, SC
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-1 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneGood
52μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.7 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Whitmire, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
37.7mi
UNLIMITED
108 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
09:09 UTC · Whitmire, 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
09:09 UTC · Whitmire, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Whitmire, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whitmire, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whitmire, SC
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:51 AM
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
4:42 PM
Civil dusk
9:13 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Whitmire, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
74% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
11:39 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Whitmire, SC
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Whitmire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 29178

15-Day Forecast — Whitmire

  1. Sun96°74°26%
  2. Mon97°76°53%
  3. Tue97°71°24%
  4. Wed98°72°10%
  5. Thu100°70°7%
  6. Fri102°74°13%
  7. Sat103°76°33%
  8. Sun99°72°31%
  9. Mon92°72°28%
  10. Tue94°66°14%
  11. Wed95°69°17%
  12. Thu91°70°50%
  13. Fri74°69°39%
  14. Sat91°69°55%
  15. Sun93°69°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 — Whitmire

SPC has placed Whitmire 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 Whitmire

  • 29178

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.