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Gifford, South Carolina Weather

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

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

Gifford, SC
Wednesday, June 3 at 7:49 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
77°
Humidity
21%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Gifford, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastGifford, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 86°
Gifford, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Clear
    81°58°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Clear
    88°59°+7°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    91°62°+3°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°65°+1°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    10%
    93°67°+1°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    48%
    96°71°+3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    34%
    88°69°-8°
Gifford, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NE
038° · steady
Direction
NE
038°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 7
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 7 · pk 21 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 137SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the ne.
Gifford, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.4
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 30.07 inHg
Now
1018.4
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+3.3
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10151020
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1020.11014.91018.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Gifford, SC
Air quality
42
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~56 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 6 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
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
0μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
6.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
146.6mi
UNLIMITED
159 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
19:49 UTC ·Gifford, 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
19:49 UTC ·Gifford, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Gifford, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Gifford, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Gifford, SC
Almanac · Wednesday, June 3
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 12m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:58 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Gifford, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
89% illuminated
Moonrise
2:51 AM
Moonset
12:46 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Gifford, SC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Gifford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 81°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: March 4 (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 Gifford

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.