Edisto, South Carolina Weather
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Edisto weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Heavy Rain58%0.71″88°74°—
- MondayAug 3Light Drizzle45%0.03″86°74°-2°
- TuesdayAug 4Heavy Drizzle61%—91°71°+5°
- WednesdayAug 5Light Showers29%—96°72°+5°
- ThursdayAug 6Light Showers44%—91°74°-5°
- FridayAug 7Drizzle31%—96°74°+5°
- SaturdayAug 8Drizzle42%—96°75°0°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 3.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:04 PM
- Moonset
- 10:26 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night
Edisto at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
16-Day Forecast — Edisto
- Sun88°74°58%
- Mon86°74°45%
- Tue91°71°61%
- Wed96°72°29%
- Thu91°74°44%
- Fri96°74°31%
- Sat96°75°42%
- Sun95°73°44%
- Mon96°73°36%
- Tue96°73°32%
- Wed94°75°22%
- Thu96°76°31%
- Fri96°72°46%
- Sat97°79°49%
- Sun95°76°38%
- Mon93°75°48%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of August 2, 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 — Edisto
SPC includes Edisto in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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.
Sun & seasons in Edisto
Edisto sits in Orangeburg County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 22m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 56m — a swing of +4h 27m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
Charleston, the state’s largest city, lies about 71 miles to the SE. The nearest town Edisto tracks is Columbia, roughly 39 miles to the N.
ZIP codes in Edisto
- 29115