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Beaufort, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Beaufort, SC
Wednesday, June 3 at 11:16 PM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
72°
Humidity
40%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
8:26 PM
Beaufort, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBeaufort, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 60 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 60°H 86°
Beaufort, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    81°59°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    86°60°+5°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    88°62°+2°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    90°65°+2°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    93°68°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    44%
    96°69°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    36%
    87°69°-9°
Beaufort, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
096° · veering 84°
Direction
E
096°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 8
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 8 · pk 24 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1511SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 84° from the e.
Beaufort, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1020.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 30.14 inHg
Now
1020.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
+1.6
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10201024
10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1023.71020.21022.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Beaufort, SC
Air quality
55
AQI
Hazardous
+14 in 6h

Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.

AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 120 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 500
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 120
Beaufort, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
101.9mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
23:16 UTC ·Beaufort, 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
23:16 UTC ·Beaufort, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Beaufort, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Beaufort, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Beaufort, SC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:49 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 11m
Sunset
8:26 PM
Civil dusk
12:55 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Beaufort, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
88% illuminated
Moonrise
2:48 AM
Moonset
12:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Beaufort, SC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

bird
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Beaufort at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 2 (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 Beaufort

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.