Coastal Flood Watch
Starts in 12 h 28 min
When
For the High Rip Current Risk, through Sunday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM EDT Monday. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 10 PM EDT this evening. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from late tonight through Sunday morning.
Where
Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Charleston SC
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.5 to 7.7 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston). For the Coastal Flood Watch, one to two feet of inundation above ground level possible along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.9 to 8.1 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston).
Impacts
Significant saltwater inundation will render numerous roads impassable. Properties may also flood. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Additional details
High tide will occur around 7:13 PM today and around 7:34 AM Sunday at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1 to 2 hours before and after high tide.
Precautionary actions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Visit water.weather.gov for additional water level and flood impact information.
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Areas: Coastal Colleton; Charleston
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Rip Current Statement
Ends in 1 day 4 h
When
For the High Rip Current Risk, through Sunday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM EDT Monday. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 10 PM EDT this evening. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from late tonight through Sunday morning.
Where
Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Charleston SC
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.5 to 7.7 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston). For the Coastal Flood Watch, one to two feet of inundation above ground level possible along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.9 to 8.1 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston).
Impacts
Significant saltwater inundation will render numerous roads impassable. Properties may also flood. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Additional details
High tide will occur around 7:13 PM today and around 7:34 AM Sunday at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1 to 2 hours before and after high tide.
Precautionary actions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Visit water.weather.gov for additional water level and flood impact information.
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Areas: Coastal Colleton; Charleston
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High Surf Advisory
Ends in 2 days 1 h
When
For the High Rip Current Risk, through Sunday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM EDT Monday. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 10 PM EDT this evening. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from late tonight through Sunday morning.
Where
Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Charleston SC
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.5 to 7.7 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston). For the Coastal Flood Watch, one to two feet of inundation above ground level possible along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.9 to 8.1 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston).
Impacts
Significant saltwater inundation will render numerous roads impassable. Properties may also flood. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Additional details
High tide will occur around 7:13 PM today and around 7:34 AM Sunday at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1 to 2 hours before and after high tide.
Precautionary actions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Visit water.weather.gov for additional water level and flood impact information.
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Areas: Coastal Colleton; Charleston
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Coastal Flood Advisory
Starts in 28 min
When
For the High Rip Current Risk, through Sunday evening. For the High Surf Advisory, until 5 PM EDT Monday. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, until 10 PM EDT this evening. For the Coastal Flood Watch, from late tonight through Sunday morning.
Where
Coastal Colleton and Charleston Counties.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Charleston SC
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the High Surf Advisory, large breaking waves of 4 to 6 feet in the surf zone. For the Coastal Flood Advisory, up to one foot of inundation above ground level expected along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.5 to 7.7 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston). For the Coastal Flood Watch, one to two feet of inundation above ground level possible along shorelines and tidal waterways (7.9 to 8.1 feet Mean Lower Low Water at Charleston).
Impacts
Significant saltwater inundation will render numerous roads impassable. Properties may also flood. Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Additional details
High tide will occur around 7:13 PM today and around 7:34 AM Sunday at Charleston. Saltwater inundation will be possible 1 to 2 hours before and after high tide.
Precautionary actions
If travel is required, allow extra time as some roads may be closed. Do not drive around barricades or through water of unknown depth. Take the necessary actions to protect flood-prone property.
Visit water.weather.gov for additional water level and flood impact information.
Inexperienced swimmers should remain out of the water due to dangerous surf conditions.
Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help.
Areas: Coastal Colleton; Charleston
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Observed 2:15 PM EDT at KJZI

Folly Beach, SC weather

Mostly cloudy and 73°23°, gusts to 34 mph54 km/h tomorrow.

Forecasts agree

Now 73°23°

Mostly cloudy

Wind: 10 mph17 km/h; From the northeast. Gusts to 31 mph49 km/h around 8 PM
Dew point: 57°14°; A little sticky
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 40Good; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.29 inHg1026 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.04 inHg−1.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 73°23° now)

Good hours for

Gusts to 34 mph55 km/h until Monday 6 AM
High 73°23° today at 4 PM
Low 57°14° tonight at 4 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 9 AM

This afternoonNear 72°22° · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 57°14° by 4 AM · gusts to 31 mph50 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · gusts to 34 mph55 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 56°13° by 5 AM · gusts to 32 mph51 km/h · Clear
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonNear 70°21° · 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 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	61%	65%	2
Sat 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph43 km/h	59%	70%	1
Sat 5p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	66%	69%	0
Sat 6p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	66%	38%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	73%	24%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h	81%	21%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	64°18°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h	84%	13%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	63°17°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	84%	7%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	84%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	87%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	87%	4%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	90%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	93%	26%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	100%	59%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	100%	49%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	100%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	100%	14%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	96%	22%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from N, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	84%	20%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h	75%	22%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h	70%	25%	5
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	5%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h	68%	57%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	5%	23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph51 km/h	66%	53%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	72°22°	5%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 34 mph54 km/h	64%	58%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	62%	73%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 71°22° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 34 mph55 km/h	66%	61%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	66%	34%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	76%	14%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h	87%	9%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph51 km/h	90%	9%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	63°17°	0%	18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph48 km/h	90%	9%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h	93%	4%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	61°16°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h	93%	3%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	96%	7%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h	96%	6%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)	58°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	96%	5%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	96%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	96%	14%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	100%	15%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	100%	14%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	93%	15%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	84%	7%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	78%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	73%	0%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	68%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	66%	2%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 73°23° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 22 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind 15 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–57°14°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 60°16°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 73°23° / 60°16°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northeast wind 13 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
55°13°–60°16°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 60°16°
Wind
22 mph35 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 73°23° / 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
53°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 60°16°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 72°22° / 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
54°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 59°15°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Typical 72°22° / 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 61.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
56°13°–61°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 59°15°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 60°16°. Typical 72°22° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
58°14°–65°18°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 58°14°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 62°17°. Typical 72°22° / 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
59°15°–66°19°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 58°14°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 77°25°, low 65°18°. Typical 71°22° / 58°14°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 70°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 69°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
60°16°–70°21°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 58°14°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 68°20°. Typical 71°22° / 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 67°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–80°27°
Low, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 57°14°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Partly sunny. High 76°24°, low 66°19°. Typical 71°22° / 57°14°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 71°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 agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
75°24°–77°25°
Low, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 57°14°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 73°, low 57°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 55°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 53°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–78°.

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

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Cooper River at Charleston Harbor (IN MLLW)

7.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft

Forecast peak 8.3 ft Mon 8 AM, major flooding

Reading from Sat 1:36 PM · NWS gauge page

Cooper River at HW-17 (IN MLLW)

9.7 mi

Level: 2.4 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Kiawah River at Kiawah Island (IN MLLW)

11 mi

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Shem Creek near Mount Pleasant

12 mi

Level: 1.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:55 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

This week 7Typical 0

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 57°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–1:00 AM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Downtown Charleston · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−8°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−4°−2°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Folly Beach weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 6 min; Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 6 min less
Golden hour: 6:02–6:52 PM; Morning 7:15–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:52–7:01 PM; Morning 7:05–7:15 AM; first light 7:05 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 7:01 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:47 AM · rises 5:31 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southeast from Folly Beach. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

4 active weather alerts

Coastal Flood Watch

Rip Current Statement

High Surf Advisory

Coastal Flood Advisory