Olar, South Carolina Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Olar weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Light Rain35%0.13″83°70°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm54%0.96″84°71°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Thunderstorm49%0.26″83°73°-1°
- FridayJun 19T-storm w/ Hvy Hail58%0.10″85°73°+2°
- SaturdayJun 20Showers28%0.01″86°71°+1°
- SundayJun 21Overcast11%—93°71°+7°
- MondayJun 22Light Drizzle14%—90°73°-3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.1 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
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
- 8:44 AM
- Moonset
- 10:39 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Olar at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Olar
- Tue83°70°35%
- Wed84°71°54%
- Thu83°73°49%
- Fri85°73°58%
- Sat86°71°28%
- Sun93°71°11%
- Mon90°73°14%
- Tue90°71°34%
- Wed91°70°32%
- Thu90°72°35%
- Fri95°77°33%
- Sat93°74°29%
- Sun95°73°35%
- Mon94°73°25%
- Tue94°72°35%
- Wed95°72°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Olar
SPC has placed Olar in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.
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 Olar
- 29843