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St. Stephen, South Carolina Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Stephen weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

St. Stephen, SC
Wednesday, June 17 at 12:24 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
84%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Sunset
4:31 PM
St. Stephen, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSt. Stephen, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 2 PM.
L 74°H 85°
St. Stephen, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    0.56″
    85°72°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    93°74°+8°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    74%
    0.10″
    89°72°-4°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Thunderstorm
    35%
    94°74°+5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Drizzle
    11%
    0.02″
    97°72°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Thunderstorm
    17%
    90°75°-7°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Overcast
    40%
    88°70°-2°
St. Stephen, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 17°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
21
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 22 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2712SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 17° from the sw.
St. Stephen, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1009.7
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.82 inHg
Now
1009.7
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10081010
1000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1009.61008.31009.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
St. Stephen, SC
Air quality
21
AQI
Good
-5 in 6hPeak ~28 @ 10 PM

AQI 21 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5Good
0.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
55μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.3
St. Stephen, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
49 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
16:24 UTC · St. Stephen, 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
16:24 UTC · St. Stephen, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
St. Stephen, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
St. Stephen, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
St. Stephen, SC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
2:09 AM
Daylight
14h 22m
Sunset
4:31 PM
Civil dusk
9:01 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
St. Stephen, SC
The moon
Waxing Crescent
9% illuminated
Moonrise
8:38 AM
Moonset
10:34 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
St. Stephen, SC
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

St. Stephen at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — St. Stephen

  1. Wed85°72°50%
  2. Thu93°74°27%
  3. Fri89°72°74%
  4. Sat94°74°35%
  5. Sun97°72°11%
  6. Mon90°75°17%
  7. Tue88°70°40%
  8. Wed91°67°33%
  9. Thu89°71°31%
  10. Fri95°68°36%
  11. Sat96°69°21%
  12. Sun97°69°26%
  13. Mon99°72°40%
  14. Tue92°73°48%
  15. Wed90°73°45%
  16. Thu88°72°35%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 17, 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 — St. Stephen

SPC has placed St. Stephen in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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.

ZIP codes in St. Stephen

  • 29479

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.