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Kiawah Island, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Kiawah Island, SC
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:31 PM
79
°
Clear
Feels like
74°
Humidity
28%
Wind
15 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Kiawah Island, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKiawah Island, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 80°
Kiawah Island, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    79°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    80°61°+1°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    81°63°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    82°69°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    85°72°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    36%
    88°72°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    38%
    80°72°-8°
Kiawah Island, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ENE
059° · veering 34°
Direction
ENE
059°
Sustained
15
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
29
avg 12
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 12 · pk 29 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1711SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A fresh breeze drives the ene-bound air across the harbor.
Kiawah Island, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1022.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 30.18 inHg
Now
1022.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
+0.6
mb
24h
+3.9
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181023
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1022.81018.11022.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Kiawah Island, SC
Air quality
45
AQI
Moderate
+8 in 6hPeak ~59 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 65 — 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
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
6.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Kiawah Island, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
151.3mi
UNLIMITED
140 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
19:31 UTC ·Kiawah 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
19:31 UTC ·Kiawah Island, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Kiawah Island, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kiawah Island, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kiawah Island, SC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:53 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Kiawah Island, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:46 AM
Moonset
12:41 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Kiawah 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 →

Kiawah Island at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 3 (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 Kiawah 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.

Kiawah Island, SC Weather — Hourly Forecast & Radar