Lydia, South Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lydia weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Clear——84°55°—
- FridayJun 5Overcast——90°61°+6°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——92°65°+2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——91°66°-1°
- MondayJun 8Showers29%—92°69°+1°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle19%—85°63°-7°
- WednesdayJun 10Overcast10%—89°60°+4°
Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 31 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 96
- UV peak
- 2.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 96
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.9 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 3:31 AM
- Moonset
- 1:37 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Lydia at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 13 (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.