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Whitmire, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Whitmire, SC
Wednesday, June 17 at 2:21 PM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
50%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
4:41 PM
Whitmire, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWhitmire, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 74 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 74°H 90°
Whitmire, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    18%
    90°68°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    0.23″
    92°74°+2°
  3. Friday
    Jun 19
    Light Showers
    80%
    3.5″
    93°72°+1°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    11%
    94°64°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 21
    Overcast
    16%
    97°68°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    28%
    92°75°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 23
    Overcast
    26%
    91°72°-1°
Whitmire, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
228° · veering 42°
Direction
SW
228°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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 4 · pk 18 @ 9:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2713SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 42° from the sw.
Whitmire, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.1
-1.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.39 inHg
Now
995.1
mb
3h
-1.4
mb
12h
+0.1
mb
24h
-1.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.5994.4995.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Whitmire, SC
Air quality
30
AQI
Good
+8 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 11 PM

AQI 30 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
101μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 48 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 57 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 48
UV peak
8.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 57
Whitmire, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.6mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
18:21 UTC · Whitmire, 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
18:21 UTC · Whitmire, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Whitmire, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Whitmire, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Whitmire, SC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 17
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
4:41 PM
Civil dusk
9:11 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Whitmire, SC
The moon
Waxing Crescent
10% illuminated
Moonrise
8:42 AM
Moonset
10:45 PM
In sign
♌︎ Leo
Whitmire, 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 →

Whitmire at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Whitmire

  1. Wed90°68°18%
  2. Thu92°74°51%
  3. Fri93°72°80%
  4. Sat94°64°11%
  5. Sun97°68°16%
  6. Mon92°75°28%
  7. Tue91°72°26%
  8. Wed89°69°18%
  9. Thu94°68°21%
  10. Fri100°71°24%
  11. Sat98°69°20%
  12. Sun99°71°26%
  13. Mon98°72°39%
  14. Tue85°72°41%
  15. Wed99°71°55%
  16. Thu102°72°45%

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 — Whitmire

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

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • 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 Whitmire

  • 29178

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.