Observed 7:55 PM EDT at KRBW

Fairfax, SC weather

Overcast and 66°19°.

Forecasts agree

Now 66°19°

Cloudy

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the north-northeast. Gusts to 21 mph34 km/h around 8 AM
Dew point: 55°13°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.04 inHg+1.4 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

14°8° warmer than this time yesterday (52°11° then, 66°19° now)

Good hours for

Low 51°11° tonight at 5 AM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–noon
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 73°23° tomorrow at 3 PM

TonightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 3 PM · 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 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	72%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	75%	11%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	80%	19%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	80%	24%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	86%	17%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	86%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	100%	10%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph39 km/h	100%	12%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	83%	10%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	72%	5%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	65%	4%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	59%	20%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	57%	30%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	53%	30%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	51%	20%	3
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	51%	14%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	57%	12%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	14%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	81%	20%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	87%	24%	0
Sun 10p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	90%	15%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	96%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	83%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	67%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	59%	0%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 72°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	48%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	43%	0%	5
Mon 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	41%	0%	4
Mon 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	41%	1%	2
Mon 6p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	49%	8%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	60%	18%	0

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 6 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 49°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 7 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Northeast wind 3 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43. North wind 0 to 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–53°12°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°10°
  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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 54°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 53°12°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 55°13°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–80°27°
Low, likely
55°13°–63°17°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 79°26°, low 62°17°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
53°12°–67°19°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 82°28°, low 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 83°28°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  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
78°26°–87°31°
Low, likely
58°14°–68°20°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 83°28°, low 63°17°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 85°29°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  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
78°26°–88°31°
Low, likely
62°17°–64°18°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 74°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 49°.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–83°.

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What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Savannah River at Burton's Ferry

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 4,880 cfs

Forecast peak 4.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.1 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

Salkehatchie River near Miley

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 78 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Little Salkehatchie River below Denmark

21 mi

Level: 5.0 ft

Reading from Sat 6:43 PM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 5 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 6:07–6:56 PM; Morning 7:20–8:10 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:11–7:20 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 8:34 PM–7:11 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Fairfax. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 28 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Fairfax, SC weather

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Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Savannah River at Burton's Ferry

Coosawhatchie River near Hampton

Salkehatchie River near Miley

Little Salkehatchie River below Denmark

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon