Observed 5:15 PM EDT at KDCM

Lockhart, SC weather

Sunny and 64°18°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: 8 mph13 km/h; From the north-northeast. 35–8 mph13 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 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 5p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	44%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	67°19°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	47%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	62%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	81%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	84%	7%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	92%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	94%	29%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	97%	34%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	99%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	41°5°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	3%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	85%	11%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	59°15°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	72%	17%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	63%	17%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	58%	15%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	53%	14%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	24%	5
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	23%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	47%	26%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	52%	16%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	12%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	78%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	81%	5%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	3%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	88%	1%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	5%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	99%	5%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	97%	1%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	63%	1%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	52%	1%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	45%	1%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	40%	1%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	36%	0%	5
Mon 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	34%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 7 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 41°5°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 75°24°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  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 46.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 49°9°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  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, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 51°11°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 59°15°
  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
75°24°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 58°14°. Typical 68°20° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 44°7°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 61°16°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  20% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  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
67°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
55°13°–68°20°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 57°14°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 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°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph47 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 41°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 72–78°.

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

21 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 14.6 ft
Flow: 113 cfs

Forecast peak 14.6 ft Sun 8 AM

Reading from Sat 4:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Pacolet River near Saratt

6.5 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.7 ft

Reading from Sat 4:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Broad River in NC/SC at Neal Shoals Reservoir

9.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 331 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Broad River in NC/SC near CARLISLE

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 981 cfs

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 20Typical 54

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 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?

Santuck · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1895–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 3°2° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Lockhart weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 1 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 12 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–6:56 PM; Morning 7:23–8:14 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:05 PM; Morning 7:13–7:23 AM; first light 7:13 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:05 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:55 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Lockhart. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 81 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Lockhart, 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

Pacolet River near Saratt

Broad River in NC/SC at Neal Shoals Reservoir

Broad River in NC/SC near CARLISLE

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