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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 8:28 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
24%
Wind
11 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
    12%
    93°68°+3°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    46%
    96°69°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    37%
    87°69°-9°
Beaufort, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
040° · veering 10°
Direction
NE
040°
Sustained
11
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 9
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 9 · pk 24 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 165SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 10° from the ne.
Beaufort, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1021.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 30.16 inHg
Now
1021.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10191024
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1023.71018.91022.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Beaufort, SC
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+9 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
116μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 65 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 65
UV peak
4.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 65

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Beaufort, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
155.3mi
UNLIMITED
156 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
20:28 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
20:28 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
89% 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: 81°F — typical for the season
  • 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.