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Florence, South Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Florence, SC
Wednesday, June 3 at 8:46 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
27%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Florence, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFlorence, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 86°
Florence, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Mostly Clear
    81°50°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    87°59°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    89°60°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    88°63°-1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    94°66°+6°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    89°70°-5°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    30%
    83°60°-6°
Florence, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
015° · backing 176°
Direction
NNE
015°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
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 5 · pk 18 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 176° from the nne.
Florence, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1017.4
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 30.04 inHg
Now
1017.4
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.2
mb
24h
+2.1
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10161020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1020.21015.91018.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Florence, SC
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+16 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 16 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.

PM 2.5Good
8.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
3.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 78

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Florence, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
26%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
138.2mi
UNLIMITED
143 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
20:46 UTC ·Florence, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
20:46 UTC ·Florence, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Florence, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Florence, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Florence, SC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:40 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Florence, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:49 AM
Moonset
12:35 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Florence, SC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Florence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 3, 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.

ZIP codes in Florence

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.