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Wedgefield, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Wedgefield, SC
Wednesday, June 17 at 7:24 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
56%
Wind
11 mph
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Sunset
4:35 PM
Wedgefield, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWedgefield, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 74°H 95°
Wedgefield, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Drizzle
    55%
    0.03″
    86°72°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    25%
    95°74°+9°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Thunderstorm
    89%
    0.07″
    90°74°-5°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Heavy Drizzle
    27%
    93°68°+3°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Light Showers
    15%
    0.07″
    95°72°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    19%
    96°75°+1°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Light Drizzle
    28%
    86°72°-10°
Wedgefield, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
242° · veering 28°
Direction
WSW
242°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
20
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2914SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 28° from the wsw.
Wedgefield, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1003.4
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.63 inHg
Now
1003.4
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10021004
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1003.91002.31003.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Wedgefield, SC
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+14 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
2.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
84μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 0.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
0.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 10
Wedgefield, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.7mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
23:24 UTC · Wedgefield, 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
23:24 UTC · Wedgefield, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wedgefield, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wedgefield, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wedgefield, SC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:10 AM
Daylight
14h 25m
Sunset
4:35 PM
Civil dusk
9:05 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Wedgefield, SC
The moon
Waxing Crescent
11% illuminated
Moonrise
8:39 AM
Moonset
10:38 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Wedgefield, 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 →

Wedgefield at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Wedgefield

  1. Wed86°72°55%
  2. Thu95°74°25%
  3. Fri90°74°89%
  4. Sat93°68°27%
  5. Sun95°72°15%
  6. Mon96°75°19%
  7. Tue86°72°28%
  8. Wed91°71°23%
  9. Thu97°71°20%
  10. Fri100°75°25%
  11. Sat98°73°17%
  12. Sun101°73°24%
  13. Mon100°73°39%
  14. Tue94°73°43%
  15. Wed100°72°54%
  16. Thu101°76°56%

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 — Wedgefield

SPC has placed Wedgefield 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 Wedgefield

  • 29168

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.