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North Charleston, South Carolina weather

United States · America/New_York · 32.85, -79.97

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North Charleston, SC Weather Today

Current conditions, hourly and 7 day forecast, official severe weather alerts, and air quality for North Charleston, South Carolina. Every section shows where the data came from and when it was last checked.

Your briefing

North Charleston, South Carolina

Right now
No official warning for this location. 72° and clear sky.Observed
Next few hours
No rain in the forecast for the next few hours.Forecast
Your day
  • Best outdoor window: 2 PM to 5 PM.Our reading
  • UV index 6 — sunburn risk during the strongest sun.Observed

Official warnings for this location come from NOAA / National Weather Service. Lines marked Our reading are WeatherSignal’s reading of the measurements and forecast, not an official statement.

North Charleston, South Carolina

72°

Clear sky

Feels like 72° · High 84° · Low 72°

Clear sky here right now. Nothing falling.

Mild and clear this morning. 72° right now. Today's high is 84°.

  • Sunrise 2:00 AM
  • Today's high 84°
  • Rain next 6 hrs 0%

Next few hours

  1. Now

    72°

    —

  2. 10 AM

    75°

    —

  3. 11 AM

    79°

    —

  4. 12 PM

    81°

    —

  5. 1 PM

    83°

    —

Rain chance
0%
Wind
4 mph WSW
Humidity
93%
Air quality
No reading
2:00 AM 2:00 PM Dew point 70° Cloud cover 0%

Source updated: 1:36:41 PM · WeatherSignal checked: 1:36:41 PM

Source: Open-Meteo (national weather-service models)

What matters today

Six quick answers for North Charleston. Tap Why? on any of them to see the reasoning.

Umbrella

Nah (Good)

Best time

3 AM (Good)

Dog walk

9 PM (Good)

Car wash

Wait (Not good)

Cookout

Green light (Good)

Windows

Roll 'em down (Good)

Today's Signal

Good day

80/100

Mostly favorable, but the humidity and poor visibility will make it less comfortable outside.

Dew point 70° · Visibility 0.0 mi

Today is about 16° warmer than the rest of the week.

See exactly how this number was worked out

Every location starts at 100. Points come off for heat, cold, rain, wind, UV, humidity, poor visibility, and any official alert. Nothing is ever added back.

  • Starting score100
  • Dew point 70°: oppressive humidity-10
  • Visibility 0.0 mi-10
  • Final Signal80
Full methodology

Next 12 hours

No big swings coming in the next 12 hours.

  • 2 PMSunset
  • 3 PMWarmest stretch · 84°
  • 9 PMCoolest stretch · 73°
75°79°81°83°84°84°83°80°78°75°74°73°
  1. 10 AM—75 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  2. 11 AM—79 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  3. 12 PM—81 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  4. 1 PM—83 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  5. 2 PM—84 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  6. 3 PM—84 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  7. 4 PM—83 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  8. 5 PM—80 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  9. 6 PM—78 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  10. 7 PM—75 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  11. 8 PM—74 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain
  12. 9 PM—73 degrees, 0 percent chance of rain

The line is temperature by hour. The number under each hour is the chance of rain. Scroll sideways for the full 12 hours.

Next change

Nothing major changes for a while

Temperatures hold between about 73° and 84°. There is no meaningful rain signal in the next several hours.

WeatherSignal NOW: North Charleston, South Carolina

One number for everything happening around you, from 0 to 100.

Keep me safe

96

NORMAL

Nothing here needs your attention right now.

Tap any line to see exactly what added or subtracted points. Every rule is published on our methodology page. This is an informational signal, not a safety rating: official warnings always come first.

What this means

Generated from the forecast values above using fixed rules: not an AI guess.

  • No significant precipitation is expected in the next 24 hours.

Next 24 hours

Will it rain during your commute? When does the storm arrive?

See all 47 hours (2 days) — free

Hourly forecast for the next 24 hours
TimeConditionTempFeelsPrecip %AmountWindHumidity
10 AMClear sky75°75°0%0.00″4 SW85%
11 AMClear sky79°82°0%0.00″6 SW71%
12 PMMainly clear81°84°0%0.00″7 SW62%
1 PMMainly clear83°86°0%0.00″7 SW57%
2 PMMainly clear84°86°0%0.00″9 SW54%
3 PMMainly clear84°86°0%0.00″10 SW53%
4 PMMainly clear83°85°0%0.00″11 SSW56%
5 PMMainly clear80°83°0%0.00″11 S63%
6 PMClear sky78°78°0%0.00″10 S71%
7 PMMainly clear75°75°0%0.00″9 SSW78%
8 PMClear sky74°74°0%0.00″9 SSW82%
9 PMClear sky73°73°0%0.00″10 SSW83%
10 PMClear sky73°73°0%0.00″10 SSW84%
11 PMClear sky73°73°0%0.00″10 SSW86%
12 AMMainly clear73°73°0%0.00″10 SW87%
1 AMMainly clear73°73°0%0.00″9 SW87%
2 AMClear sky73°73°0%0.00″9 SW85%
3 AMPartly cloudy72°72°0%0.00″9 SW84%
4 AMPartly cloudy71°71°0%0.00″8 WSW82%
5 AMOvercast70°70°0%0.00″7 W80%
6 AMOvercast70°70°0%0.00″8 WNW79%
7 AMHeavy rain70°70°0%0.04″8 NW80%
8 AMHeavy rain67°67°0%0.09″10 NNW92%
9 AMHeavy rain65°65°0%0.07″12 NNW96%

7-day forecast

Confidence decreases the further out you look.

  • Today

    Mainly clear

    84° / 72°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    11 mph
    UV:
    6.1
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Sat, Oct 17

    Heavy rain

    74° / 59°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.31″
    Wind:
    18 mph
    UV:
    5.9
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Sun, Oct 18

    Clear sky

    64° / 50°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    17 mph
    UV:
    5.7
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Mon, Oct 19

    Clear sky

    64° / 50°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    13 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM
  • Tue, Oct 20

    Clear sky

    69° / 52°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    8 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Wed, Oct 21

    Clear sky

    69° / 59°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    10 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

  • Thu, Oct 22

    Clear sky

    65° / 60°

    Precip:
    0% · 0.00″
    Wind:
    11 mph
    UV:
    0.0
    Sun:
    2 AM to 2 PM

    Lower confidence: long-range outlook, not a certainty.

Forecasts describe likely conditions, not guaranteed outcomes. Official warnings from your national weather service always take precedence over anything shown here.

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