Observed 10:55 AM EDT at KCPC

Finklea, SC weather

Sunny and 63°17°.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 14 mph22 km/h; From the north-northeast. 58–14 mph22 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 29Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (59°15° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 2 PM
Low 51°11° tonight at 4 AM
Gusts to 29 mph47 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–2 PM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 2 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 51°11° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 58°14° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	70%	2%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	64%	8%	5
Sat 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	60%	29%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	57%	19%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	19%	5
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	54%	18%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	55%	16%	2
Sat 6p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	10%	1
Sat 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	68%	17%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	74%	19%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	77%	8%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	82%	2%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	86%	4%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	90%	27%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	91%	29%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	94%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	97%	20%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	97%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	98%	17%	0
Sun 7a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	99%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	98%	15%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	92%	16%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	83%	34%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	71%	20%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	65%	14%	5
Sun 1p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	59%	14%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 75°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	55%	19%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 73°23° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h	53%	26%	3
Sun 4p	Sunny	74°23° (likely 72°22° to 76°24°)	74°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	52%	34%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	52%	31%	1
Sun 6p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	58%	12%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	69%	4%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	77%	11%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	89%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	90%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	90%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	91%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	94%	3%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	96%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	98%	3%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	6%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	98%	10%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	88%	10%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	76%	0%	2

Days ahead

Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 5 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Wind
17 mph28 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
41°5°–51°11°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Clear, with a low around 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–62°17°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
51°11°–58°14°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  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
72°22°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  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
67°19°–82°28°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  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°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–64°18°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 75°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 41°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 74–78°.

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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

Lumber River near Nichols

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 198 cfs

Forecast peak 11.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Pee Dee River near Galivants Ferry

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 343 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Waccamaw River near Conway

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 8.2 ft

Forecast peak 8.6 ft Sun 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Waccamaw River at Longs

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft
Flow: 29 cfs

Forecast peak 1.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:56–6:46 PM; Morning 7:12–8:03 AM
Blue hour: 6:46–6:56 PM; Morning 7:03–7:12 AM; first light 7:03 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 6:56 PM–1 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:44 AM · rises 5:26 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Finklea. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Finklea, SC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Lumber River near Nichols

Little Pee Dee River near Galivants Ferry

Waccamaw River near Conway

Waccamaw River at Longs

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon