Ballast Creek at Parris Island (IN MLLW)
11 mi- Level
- 6.5 ft
Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page
2 active weather alerts
Rip Current Statement
Ends in 7 h 56 min
- When
- For the High Rip Current Risk, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 2 PM this afternoon to 5 PM EDT Monday.
- Where
- South Carolina Beaches, and Georgia Beaches.
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 1 to 5 feet expected in the surf zone.
Impacts
Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Precautionary actions
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 Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper
See it on weather.gov (opens in a new tab)High Surf Advisory
Starts in 1 h 56 min
- When
- For the High Rip Current Risk, until 8 PM EDT this evening. For the High Surf Advisory, from 2 PM this afternoon to 5 PM EDT Monday.
- Where
- South Carolina Beaches, and Georgia Beaches.
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 1 to 5 feet expected in the surf zone.
Impacts
Dangerous swimming and surfing conditions and localized beach erosion. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
Precautionary actions
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 Bryan; Coastal Chatham; Coastal Liberty; Coastal McIntosh; Beaufort; Coastal Colleton; Charleston; Coastal Jasper
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Observed 10:50 AM EDT at KHXD
Fripp Island, SC weather
Sunny and 63°17°.
Today: low 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°), high 73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°).
Now 63°17°
Sunny
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/hgusts 27 mph44 km/h
- From the northeast. 1829–22 mph35 km/h through 12 AM
- Dew point
- 55°13°
- A little sticky
- UV index
- 4Moderate
- Moderate until 4 PM · peak 5
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 63°17° now)
Good hours for
This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · gusts to 29 mph47 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 28 mph45 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 60°16° by 5 AM · gusts to 33 mph53 km/h · Clear
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 12p | Sunny | 67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°) | 67°19° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 70% | 8% | 4 |
| Sat 1p | Mostly sunny | 69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 68% | 11% | 5 |
| Sat 2p | Sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 66% | 16% | 5 |
| Sat 3p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 66% | 38% | 4 |
| Sat 4p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 66% | 77% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Mostly sunny | 72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°) | 72°22° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 66% | 68% | 1 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 68% | 70% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 73% | 68% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Partly cloudy | 67°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 67°19° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 75% | 41% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 81% | 16% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Mostly clear | 65°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 78% | 50% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 64°18° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph46 km/h | 81% | 33% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 63°17° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 81% | 4% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 81% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Clear | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h | 81% | 3% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 81% | 6% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 81% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 84% | 15% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph44 km/h | 87% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 87% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 87% | 11% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 84% | 15% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Sunny | 64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 75% | 14% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Sunny | 66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 66°19° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from N, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 73% | 16% | 3 |
| Sun 12p | Partly sunny | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°) | 68°20° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 68% | 30% | 5 |
| Sun 1p | Mostly sunny | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 63% | 39% | 5 |
| Sun 2p | Mostly sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 71°22° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 66% | 42% | 4 |
| Sun 3p | Partly sunny | 72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°) | 72°22° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 30 mph49 km/h | 66% | 56% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°) | 73°23° | 5% | 23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h | 64% | 62% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 71°22° to 72°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h | 68% | 36% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Partly sunny | 71°22° (likely 70°21° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph50 km/h | 68% | 53% | 1 |
| Sun 7p | Clear | 69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 24 mph39 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h | 73% | 19% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 66°19° | 0% | 23 mph37 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph51 km/h | 81% | 10% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Clear | 65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°) | 65°18° | 0% | 22 mph35 km/h from NE, gusts 33 mph53 km/h | 81% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°) | 64°18° | 0% | 21 mph34 km/h from NE, gusts 32 mph52 km/h | 84% | 8% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Clear | 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 20 mph32 km/h from NE, gusts 31 mph49 km/h | 84% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Clear | 64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 64°18° | 0% | 18 mph29 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 84% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 17 mph27 km/h from NE, gusts 29 mph47 km/h | 84% | 6% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Clear | 63°17° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 28 mph46 km/h | 81% | 3% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Clear | 62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph44 km/h | 81% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Clear | 61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 84% | 5% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Clear | 60°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°) | 60°16° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 27 mph43 km/h | 84% | 7% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 87% | 8% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Clear | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 83% | 9% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Sunny | 59°15° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°) | 59°15° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 83% | 11% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Sunny | 61°16° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 78% | 11% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Sunny | 63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°) | 63°17° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 70% | 4% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Sunny | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°) | 65°18° | 0% | 15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 65% | 0% | 3 |
Days ahead
Tap a day for its hours and the official wording.
Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 72°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 67°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 21 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 17 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
- 56°13°–59°15°
- Wind
- 20 mph32 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
- UV peak
- 6
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 66°19°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 60°16°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 17 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 59. Northeast wind 15 to 24 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–61°16°
- Wind
- 22 mph36 km/h, gusts 38 mph62 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 57°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 65°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 58°14°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 26 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 57.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 56°13°–61°16°
- Wind
- 19 mph30 km/h, gusts 32 mph51 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 56°13°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 65°18°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 60°16°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 58.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–76°24°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–60°16°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 60°16°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 68°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 63°17°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 60.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–77°25°
- Low, likely
- 55°13°–63°17°
- Wind
- 23 mph37 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 62°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Partly sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 69°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 64°18°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 59.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–75°24°
- Low, likely
- 58°14°–67°19°
- Wind
- 26 mph41 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 63°17°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 76°24°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 69°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 65°18°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 61.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 72°22°–78°26°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–68°20°
- Wind
- 22 mph35 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 65°18°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Sunny, 65°18°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 77°25°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 69°21°Dry
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
- 72°22°–80°27°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–71°22°
- Wind
- 22 mph35 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 66°19°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 65°19°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 68°20°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 63°17°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
- 69°21°–81°27°
- Low, likely
- 55°13°–71°22°
- Wind
- 18 mph29 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 61°16°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 65°18°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 74°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 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
- 69°21°–79°26°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–68°20°
- Wind
- 9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 73°, low 59°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 59°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 57°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–76°.
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
Beaufort River at Beaufort (IN MLLW)
13 mi- Level
- 8.9 ft
Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Skull Creek near Hilton Head (IN MLLW)
15 mi- Level
- 7.4 ft
Reading from Sat 10:15 AM · NWS gauge page
St. Pierre Creek near Edisto Beach (IN MLLW)
16 mi- Level
- 6.7 ft
Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:32 AM, sunset 6:39 PM.
- Daylight
- 11 h 7 min
- Losing 1 min 48 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 5 min less
- Golden hour
- 6:05–6:54 PM
- Morning 7:17–8:06 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:54–7:04 PM
- Morning 7:07–7:17 AM; first light 7:07 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Mostly clear 12–7:08 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:49 AM · rises 5:34 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 26
- New moon
- Nov 9
