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Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Weather

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

Myrtle Beach, SC
Sunday, August 2 at 11:00 AM
81
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
86%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Sunset
4:15 PM
Myrtle Beach, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMyrtle Beach, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 76 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 1 PM.
L 76°H 82°
Myrtle Beach, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Aug 2
    Heavy Showers
    46%
    1.8″
    81°76°—
  2. Monday
    Aug 3
    Light Showers
    45%
    0.12″
    83°76°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Aug 4
    Heavy Rain
    67%
    7.2″
    86°74°+3°
  4. Wednesday
    Aug 5
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    0.07″
    77°73°-9°
  5. Thursday
    Aug 6
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    —
    91°76°+14°
  6. Friday
    Aug 7
    Thunderstorm
    16%
    —
    93°76°+2°
  7. Saturday
    Aug 8
    Overcast
    29%
    —
    91°76°-2°
Myrtle Beach, SC
Next 24 hours · Warm now
73°79°84°12p6p12a6anow 81°high 82°low 76°PRECIP %
Myrtle Beach, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · veering 75°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 10 mph
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 10 mph · pk 21 mph @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 328SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 75° from the ssw.
Myrtle Beach, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.9
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.9
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 1009–1012
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1012.41009.21009.9
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Myrtle Beach, SC
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
→-3 in 6h

AQI 52 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
92μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~92%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
5.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out

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).

7-DAY AQI TREND50100SUNMONTUEWEDTHUFRISATSUN7-DAY PM2.5 TREND · μg/m³400
Myrtle Beach, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Visibility
33.0mi
UNLIMITED
39 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
15:00 UTC · Myrtle Beach, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:00 UTC · Myrtle Beach, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Myrtle Beach, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Myrtle Beach, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Myrtle Beach, SC
Almanac · Sunday, August 2
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Civil dawn
6:02 AM
Sunrise
2:28 AM
Daylight
13h 47m
Sunset
4:15 PM
Civil dusk
8:43 PM
Planting note
Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
Myrtle Beach, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
9:56 PM
Moonset
10:17 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Myrtle Beach, SC
Microseason
Aug 1–5

Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night

celestial
Jan 159% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Myrtle Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Aug 1–5
  • Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.

ZIP codes: 29572, 29575, 29577, 29579, 29588

16-Day Forecast — Myrtle Beach

  1. Sun81°76°46%
  2. Mon83°76°45%
  3. Tue86°74°67%
  4. Wed77°73°50%
  5. Thu91°76°29%
  6. Fri93°76°16%
  7. Sat91°76°29%
  8. Sun76°71°40%
  9. Mon90°71°25%
  10. Tue95°71°27%
  11. Wed92°75°19%
  12. Thu95°74°31%
  13. Fri94°78°32%
  14. Sat93°77°39%
  15. Sun97°78°37%
  16. Mon93°79°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Myrtle Beach

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 — Myrtle Beach

SPC includes Myrtle Beach 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 Myrtle Beach

Myrtle Beach sits in Horry County, where the year’s longest day runs 14h 24m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 55m — a swing of +4h 29m 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 88 miles to the SW. The nearest town Myrtle Beach tracks is Wisacky, roughly 81 miles to the WNW.

Air quality in Myrtle Beach’s county has trended dirtier since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 32). See the full air-quality history for Myrtle Beach.

January 1–5: Frost quiets the live oaks.January 6–10: Still water thickens with ice.January 11–15: Springs begin to move beneath ice.January 16–20: Cardinal dawn calls grow bolder.January 21–25: Late January thaw pulses.January 26–31: Last freeze locks the land.February 1–5: February's lengthening light.February 6–10: Warming winds thaw the margin.February 11–15: Magnolia blooms break the gray.February 16–20: Mockingbirds resume the dawn chorus.February 21–25: Rain replaces the last snow.February 26–28: Mist clings to greening valleys.March 1–5: The green pulse awakens.March 6–10: Hibernators emerge to call.March 11–15: Dogwood and redbud ignite.March 16–20: Swallowtails emerge from winter silk.March 21–25: Light crowns the dogwood canopy.March 26–31: Redbud cascades over the thaw.April 1–5: Thunder announces the wet season.April 6–10: Barn swallows carve the warming sky.April 11–15: Magnolia blooms and falls in a breath.April 16–20: First rainbows arch over thunderheads.April 21–25: Reeds push through marsh water.April 26–30: Frost retreats; seedlings rise free.May 1–5: Warblers flood the canopy in waves.May 6–10: Tulip poplar lights the forest crown.May 11–15: Shad pulse upstream through rapids.May 16–20: Roses open on the Piedmont edge.May 21–25: Fireflies scout the humid dusk.May 26–31: Frog choruses rise from every wetland.June 1–5: Fireflies pulse through the magnolias.June 6–10: Kudzu climbs deeper into green.June 11–15: Sun climbs to its northern throne.June 16–20: Heat settles and the rain begins.June 21–25: The longest day turns toward shadow.June 26–30: Fireflies drift through Spanish moss.July 1–5: Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon.July 6–10: Thunderheads boil and break at dusk.July 11–15: Thunder builds each drowsy afternoon.July 16–20: Cicadas claim the long noon.July 21–25: Dog days drape the earth in haze.July 26–31: Katydids begin their rasping chorus.August 1–5: Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night.August 6–10: Meteorological summer's turning page.August 11–15: Cool winds gather at the margins.August 16–20: Dog-day cicadas rise.August 21–25: Heat breaks in creek beds.August 26–31: Monarchs gather strength.September 1–5: Harvests begin in earnest.September 6–10: Dew beads on resurrection fern.September 11–15: Raptors trail the thermals.September 16–20: Day and dark find balance.September 21–25: Thunder quiets the land.September 26–30: Insects retreat below.October 1–5: Swamp waters recede.October 6–10: Maples ignite the ridge.October 11–15: Asters crown the meadows.October 16–20: Crickets sing at dusk.October 21–25: Frost paints the garden.October 26–31: Light rains whisper down.November 1–5: Sweetgum Turns Crimson.November 6–10: Camellia Blooms Break Through.November 11–15: Earth Stiffens Underfoot.November 16–20: Bare Limbs Hold the Light.November 21–25: First Frost Grips the High Ground.November 26–30: North Wind Strips the Last Leaves.December 1–5: Darkness Falls Before Dinner.December 6–10: Winter Locks the Land.December 11–15: Wildlife Retreats to Shelter.December 16–20: Ice Edges Deepen Inward.December 21–25: The Sun Begins its Return.December 26–31: The Year Turns in Silence.🌱February 14 — First skunk-cabbage spathes thaw their way up☀️March 20 — Spring equinox — day and night balance🌸April 5 — Cherry blossoms peak in the parks🐦May 10 — Warbler migration peaks along the coast✨May 25 — First fireflies scout the meadows at dusk🌞June 21 — Summer solstice — longest day🦗July 25 — Peak cicada chorus in the afternoons🌊August 18 — Warmest sea-surface temperatures of the year🍂September 22 — Autumn equinox — the slow turn❄️October 25 — First widespread frost in the suburbs🍁November 10 — Peak leaf color across the Hudson Valley🌙December 21 — Winter solstice — longest night

Microseason · August 1–5

Dusk arrives one minute earlier each night

Sunset slides back toward 8 PM; darkness creeps in, signaling summer's decline though heat persists.

Day 214 of 365 · Wedge 43 of 72

The solar year drawn as a wheel of 72 five-day windows. Each wedge is one microseason; the four colored arcs mark winter, spring, summer, and autumn; the small icons sit at notable phenological events. The crimson pointer creeps clockwise as the year turns.

Planting calendar

MonthPlantHarvest
January——
February——
Marchlettuce, peas, spinach, radishes—
Aprillettuce, peas, spinach, radishes, tomatoes, peppers, beans, squash—
Maytomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
Junetomatoes, peppers, beans, squashlettuce, peas, radishes
July—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
August—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
September—tomatoes, beans, summer squash
Octoberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrotswinter squash, tomatoes (last)
Novemberfall brassicas, garlic (overwinter), carrots—
December——

A year in weather

Myrtle Beach peaks at about 80°F in July and bottoms near 45°F in January; September brings the heaviest rain (6.8 inches) and November the least (3.1 inches).

MonthMean tempPrecipRainy days
January45°3.4″11
February47°3.8″13
March53°3.7″12
April61°3.4″11
May69°3.8″13
June76°4.8″16
July80°6.6″22
August78°6.3″21
September74°6.8″23
October65°4.1″14
November54°3.1″10
December47°3.8″13

Regional context

In Myrtle Beach, NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals put January near 45°F and July near 80°F — a 35°F seasonal arc — with about 53.6 inches of precipitation over 179 rainy or snowy days.

Myrtle Beach's rain peaks in summer: September brings 6.8 inches over 23.0 thunderstorm-fed days, while November sees just 3.1 inches across 10.0 days under cooler, drier air. That puts Myrtle Beach in a summer-convective cohort with places like Carolina Forest, SC, Forestbrook, SC and Socastee, SC.

Once Myrtle Beach passes mid-March, overnight freezes fade and peas, lettuce, spinach, and radishes can be sown. Myrtle Beach's heat-lovers — tomatoes, peppers, squash — hold off until Myrtle Beach's frost risk clears, 10-14 days on. The season ends by mid-December in Myrtle Beach, once hard frosts set back in. A creek-bottom lot in Myrtle Beach can lag Myrtle Beach's last frost 7-10 days behind a south slope.

Similar climates: Carolina Forest, SC, Forestbrook, SC, Socastee, SC, Red Hill, SC, Surfside Beach, SC.

Naturalist notes

Late May brings the peak migration of painted buntings through coastal South Carolina, their brilliant plumage visible in scrubland edges.

Southern magnolia trees begin their flowering cycle in late May, releasing their distinctive fragrance across the coastal plain.

Frequently asked

When does it freeze in Myrtle Beach?
Myrtle Beach's last spring frost lands near mid-March, and in Myrtle Beach the first fall frost follows around mid-December.
What is the rainy season in Myrtle Beach?
Myrtle Beach sees its heaviest rain in September (around 6.8 inches), part of roughly 54 inches a year.
What is the warmest month in Myrtle Beach?
The warmest stretch in Myrtle Beach comes in July, around 80°F on average.
What is the coldest month in Myrtle Beach?
On average January is the chilliest month in Myrtle Beach, about 45°F.
When can I start a vegetable garden in Myrtle Beach?
Myrtle Beach's last frost (mid-March) cues hardy greens; in Myrtle Beach, hold heat-lovers two weeks past.
How many rainy days does Myrtle Beach get?
Myrtle Beach averages about 179 days with measurable rain or snow each year.
What hardiness zone is Myrtle Beach?
Myrtle Beach's USDA zone comes from its January mean (45°F); enter the ZIP on the USDA lookup for the number.
What is the 10-day forecast for Myrtle Beach?
Myrtle Beach's extended outlook — daily high and low temperatures and precipitation chances for each upcoming day — is in the daily forecast above.
Will it rain this week in Myrtle Beach?
See this week's day-by-day rain chances for Myrtle Beach in the daily forecast above, and the next 24 hours in the hourly chart.
What is the weather like right now in Myrtle Beach?
Current conditions for Myrtle Beach and the next 24 hours — temperature, precipitation chance, and wind by the hour — are in the hourly forecast chart above.
How often is the Myrtle Beach forecast updated?
The Myrtle Beach forecast on this page is built from Open-Meteo weather-model data and refreshes regularly through the day.
When are sunrise and sunset in Myrtle Beach?
Today's sunrise and sunset times for Myrtle Beach are in the Almanac section above, along with civil dawn, civil dusk, and day length. Day length is longest near the summer solstice and shortest near the winter solstice.
How accurate is the weather forecast for Myrtle Beach?
The next few days in Myrtle Beach's forecast are the most reliable; accuracy declines beyond about a week as weather-model uncertainty grows.

Climate

Myrtle Beach's humid subtropical climate in South Carolina pairs 45°F Januarys with 80°F Julys, 35°F apart across the seasons.

Yearly precipitation in Myrtle Beach totals around 54 inches, spread over about 179 days of rain or snow.

The 35°F gap between Myrtle Beach's summer and winter, at 33.7°N, shapes Myrtle Beach's frost calendar.

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ZIP codes in Myrtle Beach

  • 29572
  • 29577
  • 29578

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.