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Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hilton Head Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Hilton Head Island, SC
Wednesday, June 3 at 9:26 PM
78
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
33%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:25 PM
Hilton Head Island, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHilton Head Island, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 82°
Hilton Head Island, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    80°62°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    82°61°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°63°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    84°67°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    88°68°+4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    37%
    91°67°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    39%
    81°72°-10°
Hilton Head Island, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
078° · veering 50°
Direction
ENE
078°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
27
avg 10
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 · pk 27 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1911SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ene-bound air across the harbor.
Hilton Head Island, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1019.8
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 30.11 inHg
Now
1019.8
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181022
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1022.11017.81021.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Hilton Head Island, SC
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6hPeak ~61 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
2.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 68

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.74
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hilton Head Island, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
117.6mi
UNLIMITED
123 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
21:26 UTC ·Hilton Head Island, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
21:26 UTC ·Hilton Head Island, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Hilton Head Island, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hilton Head Island, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hilton Head Island, SC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 09m
Sunset
8:25 PM
Civil dusk
12:54 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Hilton Head Island, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:47 AM
Moonset
12:46 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Hilton Head Island, SC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hilton Head Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: February 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 3, 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.

ZIP codes in Hilton Head Island

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.