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South Charleston, Ohio Weather

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

South Charleston, OH
Thursday, June 4 at 8:24 AM
56
°
Clear
Feels like
54°
Humidity
63%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Sunset
8:58 PM
South Charleston, OH
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouth Charleston, OH: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 83°
South Charleston, OH
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    83°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    84°58°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    71%
    79°62°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    71%
    81°66°+2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    14%
    80°64°-1°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    17%
    81°67°+1°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    74°67°-7°
South Charleston, OH
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
263° · backing 157°
Direction
W
263°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
10
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 10 @ 2:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 124SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 157° from the w.
South Charleston, OH
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.4
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.4
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-4.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.4980.5983.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
South Charleston, OH
Air quality
30
AQI
Moderate
-19 in 6h

PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
15.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
36μg/m³
OzoneGood
51μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 15.0 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
South Charleston, OH
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
56.1mi
UNLIMITED
155 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
08:24 UTC ·South Charleston, OH · 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
08:24 UTC ·South Charleston, OH · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
South Charleston, OH
Satellite · infrared · animated
South Charleston, OH
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
South Charleston, OH
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:36 AM
Sunrise
6:07 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
8:58 PM
Civil dusk
1:32 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
South Charleston, OH
The moon
Waning Gibbous
86% illuminated
Moonrise
4:02 AM
Moonset
1:36 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
South Charleston, OH
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 →

South Charleston at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — South Charleston

SPC has placed South Charleston in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 South Charleston

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.