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Catawba, South Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Catawba, SC
Thursday, June 4 at 10:24 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
30%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Sunset
8:33 PM
Catawba, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCatawba, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 90°
Catawba, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    86°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    90°60°+4°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    90°65°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    90°64°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    33%
    88°69°-2°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    14%
    80°61°-8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    14%
    86°57°+6°
Catawba, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
ESE
119° · veering 147°
Direction
ESE
119°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
9
avg 3
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 3 · pk 9 @ 4:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 116SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Catawba, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.57 inHg
Now
1001.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-4.4
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10001005
9951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1005.21000.41000.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Catawba, SC
Air quality
96
AQI
Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
+62 in 6hPeak ~103 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 108 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 62 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

CAUTION Sensitive groups (children, elderly, respiratory conditions) should limit prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
143μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 108 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 108
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 108
Catawba, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.2mi
UNLIMITED
128 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
22:24 UTC ·Catawba, 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
22:24 UTC ·Catawba, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Catawba, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Catawba, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Catawba, SC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:10 AM
Daylight
14h 23m
Sunset
8:33 PM
Civil dusk
1:04 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Catawba, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
3:36 AM
Moonset
1:38 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Catawba, SC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Catawba at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (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.

ZIP codes in Catawba

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.