Beech Island, South Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beech Island weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Rain31%0.15″81°73°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm40%0.64″84°72°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail65%0.04″91°73°+7°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hail71%0.22″86°70°-5°
- SaturdayJun 20Drizzle30%—83°72°-3°
- SundayJun 21Overcast14%—94°71°+11°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle20%—98°75°+4°
AQI 29 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 49. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~98%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 49
- UV peak
- 9.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:34 AM
- Moonset
- 9:50 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Beech Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Beech Island
- Tue81°73°31%
- Wed84°72°40%
- Thu91°73°65%
- Fri86°70°71%
- Sat83°72°30%
- Sun94°71°14%
- Mon98°75°20%
- Tue83°67°27%
- Wed81°65°28%
- Thu85°69°31%
- Fri90°76°24%
- Sat94°75°23%
- Sun98°77°33%
- Mon98°74°48%
- Tue93°72°39%
- Wed95°77°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Beech Island
SPC has placed Beech Island in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk
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 Beech Island
- 29842