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Luray, South Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Luray, SC
Thursday, June 4 at 2:24 AM
70
°
Clear
Feels like
66°
Humidity
35%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Luray, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLuray, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 87°
Luray, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    83°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    87°60°+4°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°63°+4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    93°65°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    89°66°-4°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    49%
    93°69°+4°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    86°71°-7°
Luray, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
111° · veering 83°
Direction
ESE
111°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 188SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 83° from the ese.
Luray, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.02 inHg
Now
1016.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1019.51016.31017.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Luray, SC
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
+4 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 37 now. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
78μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 37 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 37
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9
Luray, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
109.5mi
UNLIMITED
171 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
02:24 UTC ·Luray, 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
02:24 UTC ·Luray, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Luray, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Luray, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Luray, SC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Luray, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
3:32 AM
Moonset
1:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Luray, SC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Luray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 4, 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 Luray

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.