Jefferson, South Carolina Weather
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 76 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Jefferson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Clear——78°51°—
- ThursdayJun 4Clear——85°58°+7°
- FridayJun 5Overcast——88°60°+3°
- SaturdayJun 6Overcast——89°64°+1°
- SundayJun 7Overcast——93°67°+4°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle50%—85°70°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Overcast23%—82°62°-3°
Ozone at AQI 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 30 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 66 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 66
- UV peak
- 1.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 66
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.82
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 2:53 AM
- Moonset
- 12:37 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Jefferson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 15 (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.