Central, South Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Central weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Overcast——82°66°—
- WednesdayJun 17Overcast——88°67°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm62%0.08″84°68°-4°
- FridayJun 19Drizzle62%0.03″82°68°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle22%—90°66°+8°
- SundayJun 21Overcast12%—91°63°+1°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle27%—93°68°+2°
AQI 21 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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 during the projected peak around 5 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:33 AM
- Moonset
- 9:58 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Central at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Central
- Tue82°66°5%
- Wed88°67°4%
- Thu84°68°62%
- Fri82°68°62%
- Sat90°66°22%
- Sun91°63°12%
- Mon93°68°27%
- Tue86°69°21%
- Wed75°66°30%
- Thu86°63°26%
- Fri92°65°26%
- Sat95°70°37%
- Sun98°70°30%
- Mon100°71°39%
- Tue100°70°42%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Central
SPC has placed Central in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Central
- 29630