Observed 7:35 AM EDT at KLUX

Laurens, SC weather

Clear and 46°8°.

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Clear · Feels like 43°6°

Wind: 7 mph11 km/h; From the north-northeast. 711–13 mph21 km/h through 7 PM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 93%; Air 46°8°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.03 inHg+1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° warmer than this time yesterday (41°5° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by noon
High 67°19° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tonight at 5 AM

This morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 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 7a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	97%	4%	0
Sat 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	98%	6%	0
Sat 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	45°7°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	99%	9%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	82%	12%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	73%	11%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	63%	15%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	54%	14%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	12%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	49%	8%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	48%	6%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	49%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	70%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	95%	0%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	7%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	7%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	97%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	39°4°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	92%	3%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	76%	19%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	67%	16%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	61%	13%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	55%	12%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	20%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	49%	20%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	49%	24%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	50%	19%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	54%	8%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	70%	5%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	84%	2%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	95%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	97%	2%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	99%	6%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	0%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 67°19°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 67. Northeast wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 70°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 2 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 44°7°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  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 44.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  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 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  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 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 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
68°20°–79°26°
Low, likely
49°9°–62°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
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
55°13°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
5 mph9 km/h, gusts 13 mph22 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 69–76°.

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

Enoree River at Whitmire

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.6 ft
Flow: 111 cfs

Forecast peak 14.6 ft Sat 8 AM

Reading from Sat 6:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Saluda River at Chappells

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 406 cfs

Forecast peak 2.1 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little River at Gordon Street in Laurens

0.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 6:15 AM · NWS gauge page

North Rabon Creek near Hickory Tavern

6.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.7 ft
Flow: 96 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:45 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 62% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 54

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, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Laurens · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1901–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−9°−5°MonOct 19
−7°−4°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 11 min less
Golden hour: 6:08–6:58 PM; Morning 7:25–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:08 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:08 PM–7:16 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Laurens. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,200 ft, 76 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Laurens, SC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Enoree River at Whitmire

Saluda River at Chappells

Little River at Gordon Street in Laurens

North Rabon Creek near Hickory Tavern

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