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Charleston, South Carolina weather · now

82°

Clear

Feels
96°
High / Low
96° / 80°
Wind
25 mph WSW
Humidity
100%
Dry now; thunderstorms expected around 6:00 PM.

Precipitation · next 12 hrs

Peak 15% · 2 PM

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GoodAir quality PollenTreeNoneGrassHighWeedLow
Sun 6:20 AM 8:30 PM 14h 10m
Moon Waning Crescent 13% lit

Current weather and 7-day forecast for Charleston, South Carolina, sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Expect sunny then slight chance showers and thunderstorms today. Today's high is 96° with a low near 80°. 1 active weather alert in effect.

What to wear today

Stay cool — limit sun exposure

Extreme heat at 96°F. Light colors, hat, and shade breaks.

Next 24 hours

75° 90° 100° ↑ 95° ↓ 81° 5 AM 8 AM 11 AM 2 PM 5 PM 8 PM 11 PM 2 AM

  1. 5 AM

    82°

    2%

  2. 7 AM

    81°

    2%

  3. 9 AM

    86°

    2%

  4. 11 AM

    91°

    2%

  5. 1 PM

    95°

    9%

  6. 3 PM

    95°

    14%

  7. 5 PM

    93°

    19%

  8. 7 PM

    89°

    29%

  9. 9 PM

    86°

    20%

  10. 11 PM

    84°

    11%

  11. 1 AM

    82°

    9%

  12. 3 AM

    81°

    8%

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7 days

  1. Today 7/11 Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31% 96° · 80°
    1. 5 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 2%
    2. 6 AM 82° Sunny 1%
    3. 7 AM 81° Sunny 2%
    4. 8 AM 82° Sunny 2%
    5. 9 AM 86° Sunny 2%
    6. 10 AM 89° Sunny 2%
    7. 11 AM 91° Sunny 2%
    8. 12 PM 94° Sunny 7%
    9. 1 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 9%
    10. 2 PM 95° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    11. 3 PM 95° Partly Sunny 14%
    12. 4 PM 95° Mostly Sunny 11%
    13. 5 PM 93° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 19%
    14. 6 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 31%
    15. 7 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 29%
    16. 8 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    17. 9 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    18. 10 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 21%
    19. 11 PM 84° Partly Cloudy 11%
  2. Sun 7/12 Mostly Sunny then Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 82% 95° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 83° Partly Cloudy 8%
    2. 1 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 9%
    3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear 9%
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear 8%
    5. 4 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 9%
    6. 5 AM 80° Mostly Clear 3%
    7. 6 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 80° Mostly Sunny 6%
    9. 8 AM 81° Mostly Sunny 3%
    10. 9 AM 84° Mostly Sunny 2%
    11. 10 AM 88° Mostly Sunny
    12. 11 AM 90° Sunny 2%
    13. 12 PM 92° Sunny 3%
    14. 1 PM 93° Mostly Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 93° Partly Sunny 6%
    16. 3 PM 94° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 40%
    17. 4 PM 92° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 35%
    18. 5 PM 90° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 58%
    19. 6 PM 89° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 38%
    20. 7 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 45%
    21. 8 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    22. 9 PM 83° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    23. 10 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    24. 11 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
  3. Mon 7/13 Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71% 90° · 76°
    1. 12 AM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    2. 1 AM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms 82%
    3. 2 AM 80° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    4. 3 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    5. 4 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 48%
    6. 5 AM 78° Chance Rain Showers 48%
    7. 6 AM 78° Chance Rain Showers 48%
    8. 7 AM 78° Chance Rain Showers 48%
    9. 8 AM 79° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    10. 9 AM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    11. 10 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    12. 11 AM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    13. 12 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    14. 1 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    15. 2 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    16. 3 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    17. 4 PM 88° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    18. 5 PM 87° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    19. 6 PM 85° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    20. 7 PM 84° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 65%
    21. 8 PM 82° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    22. 9 PM 81° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    23. 10 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    24. 11 PM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
  4. Tue 7/14 Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54% 89° · 77°
    1. 12 AM 80° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    2. 1 AM 79° Showers And Thunderstorms Likely 71%
    3. 2 AM 79° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    4. 3 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    5. 4 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    6. 5 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    7. 6 AM 77° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    8. 7 AM 78° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    9. 8 AM 78° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    10. 9 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    11. 10 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    12. 11 AM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    13. 12 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    14. 1 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 24%
    15. 2 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    16. 3 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    17. 4 PM 88° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    18. 5 PM 87° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    19. 6 PM 86° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    20. 7 PM 84° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 54%
    21. 8 PM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    22. 9 PM 82° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    23. 10 PM 81° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    24. 11 PM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
  5. Wed 7/15 Mostly Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20% 90° · 79°
    1. 12 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    2. 1 AM 80° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 17%
    3. 2 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 8%
    4. 3 AM 80° Partly Cloudy 8%
    5. 4 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 8%
    6. 5 AM 79° Partly Cloudy 8%
    7. 6 AM 79° Mostly Sunny 8%
    8. 7 AM 78° Mostly Sunny 8%
    9. 8 AM 79° Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 81° Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 84° Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 86° Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 88° Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 89° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    16. 3 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    17. 4 PM 89° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    18. 5 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    19. 6 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    20. 7 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 20%
    21. 8 PM 85° Partly Cloudy 10%
    22. 9 PM 83° Partly Cloudy 10%
    23. 10 PM 82° Partly Cloudy 10%
    24. 11 PM 81° Partly Cloudy 10%
  6. Thu 7/16 Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15% 92° · 80°
    1. 12 AM 81° Partly Cloudy 10%
    2. 1 AM 82° Partly Cloudy 10%
    3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear 5%
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear 5%
    5. 4 AM 81° Mostly Clear 5%
    6. 5 AM 80° Mostly Clear 5%
    7. 6 AM 79° Sunny 5%
    8. 7 AM 79° Sunny 5%
    9. 8 AM 80° Sunny 1%
    10. 9 AM 83° Sunny 1%
    11. 10 AM 86° Sunny 1%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 1%
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny 1%
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny 1%
    15. 2 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    16. 3 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    17. 4 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    18. 5 PM 91° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    19. 6 PM 90° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    20. 7 PM 88° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    21. 8 PM 87° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    22. 9 PM 86° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    23. 10 PM 85° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    24. 11 PM 84° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
  7. Fri 7/17 Sunny then Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25% 93° · —
    1. 12 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    2. 1 AM 83° Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 15%
    3. 2 AM 82° Mostly Clear 2%
    4. 3 AM 81° Mostly Clear 2%
    5. 4 AM 81° Mostly Clear 2%
    6. 5 AM 81° Mostly Clear 2%
    7. 6 AM 81° Sunny 2%
    8. 7 AM 81° Sunny 2%
    9. 8 AM 82° Sunny 6%
    10. 9 AM 84° Sunny 6%
    11. 10 AM 87° Sunny 6%
    12. 11 AM 89° Sunny 6%
    13. 12 PM 90° Sunny 6%
    14. 1 PM 91° Sunny 6%
    15. 2 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    16. 3 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
    17. 4 PM 91° Chance Showers And Thunderstorms 25%
Extended outlook days 8–16
  1. Sat 7/18 Cloudy 36% 99° · 80°
  2. Sun 7/19 Drizzle 26% 99° · 78°
  3. Mon 7/20 Drizzle 22% 98° · 77°
  4. Tue 7/21 Rain Showers 23% 93° · 73°
  5. Wed 7/22 Heavy Rain Showers 25% 87° · 72°
  6. Thu 7/23 Drizzle 30% 83° · 73°
  7. Fri 7/24 Rain Showers 30% 84° · 73°
  8. Sat 7/25 Drizzle 39% 86° · 72°
  9. Sun 7/26 Cloudy 45% — · —

Days 8+ from the Open-Meteo multi-model ensemble — treat as a guide; accuracy drops past day 7.

Best day this week

No standout day in the next week — every day has trade-offs.

Thursday, 7/16

Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, 92° / 80°

  1. Tomorrow95°77°
  2. Mon90°76°
  3. Tue89°77°
  4. Wed90°79°
  5. Thu92°80°
  6. Fri93°

Best time to head outside

Picks the upcoming daytime hour with the most favorable conditions for each activity. Factors in temperature, wind, precipitation timing, and pollen.

  • RunTomorrow 6 AM

    warm at 77°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (25%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Good76 / 100
  • BikeTomorrow 6 AM

    comfortable at 77°F · calm wind · slight chance of rain (25%) · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Golf6 AM

    comfortable at 82°F · light wind (8 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
  • Picnic6 AM

    comfortable at 82°F · light wind (8 mph) · no rain expected · pollen high today — allergy sufferers, take note

    Excellent100 / 100
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    Any weather is magic show weather. Indoors or out, magic doesn't care.

    Corporate Magician Scott Henderson

Climate normals

What weather to expect in Charleston

Charleston in July typically averages 88° highs and 78° lows, with about 27 days of rain. The hottest stretch is July (average high 88°); the coldest is January (average low 39°).

MonthAvg highAvg lowRainy days
Jan54°39°9
Feb61°46°10
Mar69°53°9
Apr76°62°10
May81°68°18
Jun87°75°23
Jul88°78°27
Aug84°75°27
Sep82°70°19
Oct75°61°9
Nov69°54°11
Dec59°45°9

Normals derived from the past two years of observations via Open-Meteo's historical archive.

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Detailed forecast (NWS)

Saturday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 96. Heat index values as high as 110. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers and thunderstorms likely after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Monday
A chance of rain showers before 8am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Partly sunny, with a high near 90. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tuesday
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 89. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

Forecast details

NWS gridpoint
CHS 87,77
Radar station
KCLX
Time zone
America/New_York
Coordinates
32.776, -79.931