Observed 12:15 PM EDT at KSPA

Cowpens, SC weather

Overcast and 59°15°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 59°15°

Cloudy

Wind: 11 mph18 km/h; From the north-northeast. 610–11 mph18 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 33Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.48 inHg1032 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (64°18° then, 59°15° now)

Good hours for

High 66°19° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonUp to 66°19° by 4 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	66%	29%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	58%	18%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	15%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	3%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	50%	1%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	68%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	82%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	85%	10%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	88%	32%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	7%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	88%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	88%	10%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	91%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	89%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	5%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	70%	7%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	64%	15%	4
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	23%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	55%	18%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	15%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	49%	16%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	16%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	55%	6%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	5%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	3%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	82%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	85%	2%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	88%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	4%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	91%	16%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	12%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	95%	19%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	97%	8%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	98%	4%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	98%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	67%	0%	3

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 42°6°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 43°6°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. North northeast wind around 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 42°6°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 69°21° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 43°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 41°5°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 68°20° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 68°20° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 67°19° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–54°12°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 40°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 55°13°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 68°20°, low 56°13°. Typical 67°19° / 39°4°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
54°12°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–60°16°
Typical high / low
67°19° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 43°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 68–76°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GSP) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.1 ft
Flow: 876 cfs

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Tue 8 AM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 1,060 cfs

Forecast peak 2.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 11:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Pacolet River above Cowpens

3.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Thicketty Creek near Gaffney

5.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 69% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 71

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 12
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–6:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Chesnee 7 Wsw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1928–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 4°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 5°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−7°−4°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
−1°FriOct 23
−1°SatOct 24

Cowpens weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 0 min; Losing 2 min 7 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:57 PM; Morning 7:25–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:07 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:37 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Cowpens. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 58 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Cowpens, SC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg

Broad River above Sandy Run Ck, 3 SSW Boiling Springs

Pacolet River above Cowpens

Thicketty Creek near Gaffney

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon