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Luray, South Carolina Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Luray, SC
Thursday, June 4 at 7:27 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
24%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:29 PM
Luray, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLuray, SC: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 90°
Luray, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Clear
    87°54°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    92°62°+5°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    92°66°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Overcast
    93°66°+1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Overcast
    12%
    88°69°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    42%
    75°67°-13°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    22%
    90°63°+15°
Luray, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
021° · backing 40°
Direction
NNE
021°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 4
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 4 · pk 12 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 40° from the nne.
Luray, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1014.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.97 inHg
Now
1014.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141018
1010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1018.41014.01014.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Luray, SC
Air quality
47
AQI
Moderate
+21 in 6hPeak ~82 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 21 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
3.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 85
UV peak
6.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 85
Luray, SC
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
141.7mi
UNLIMITED
158 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
19:27 UTC ·Luray, 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
19:27 UTC ·Luray, SC · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Luray, SC
Satellite · infrared · animated
Luray, SC
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Luray, SC
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 13m
Sunset
8:29 PM
Civil dusk
12:59 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Luray, SC
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
3:32 AM
Moonset
1:45 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Luray, SC
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Luray at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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 4, 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 Luray

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.