Observed 5:55 PM EDT at KCKI

Olanta, SC weather

Overcast and 68°20°.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Cloudy

Wind: Calm; Up to 9 mph14 km/h through 6 AM
Dew point: 50°10°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 34Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.33 inHg1027 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (70°21° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

Low 52°11° tonight at 5 AM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow 10 AM–noon
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 73°23° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 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 6p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	60%	10%	1
Sat 7p	Clear	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	66%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	8%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	76%	52%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	58°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	78%	21%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	80%	19%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	86%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	88%	6%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	90%	8%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	91%	24%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	92%	19%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	94%	13%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	17%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from N, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	96%	24%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	93%	20%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	85%	24%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	64°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	79%	16%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	68%	21%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	61%	24%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	57%	23%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	55%	26%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 75°24°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	54%	23%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	54%	29%	1
Sun 6p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	10%	0
Sun 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	71%	15%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	62°17°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	82%	25%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	59°15°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	89%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 62°17°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	94%	1%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	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	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	5%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	99%	2%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	99%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	99%	2%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	85%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h	68%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	58%	0%	5
Mon 1p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	46%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	42%	0%	5
Mon 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	0%	4
Mon 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	43%	0%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 51°11°. Typical 76°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–73°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–51°11°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 76°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°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 73. Northeast wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. 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
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
76°24° / 48°9°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Mostly sunny. High 73°23°, low 42°6°. Typical 75°24° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 16 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 42. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 75°24° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Clear, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
75°24° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 68°20°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°15°
  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 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 53°12°. Typical 74°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. 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 79.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
77°25°–79°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Partly sunny. High 79°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 73°23° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 79°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 79.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
77°25°–83°28°
Low, likely
55°13°–66°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 46°8°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 62°17°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 65°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
72°22°–84°29°
Low, likely
60°16°–66°19°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 80°27°, low 61°16°. Typical 73°23° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 80°27°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  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
78°26°–82°28°
Low, likely
60°16°–65°18°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 45°7°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 51°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 42°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 75–80°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (ILM) (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

Black River at Kingstree

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 23 cfs

Forecast peak 1.9 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Black Creek (SC) near Quinby

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.5 ft
Flow: 130 cfs

Forecast peak 2.5 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Lynches River at I-95

7.7 mi

Level: 6.6 ft

Reading from Sat 5:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lynches River at Effingham

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 204 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 50% less heating than a typical week.

This week 14Typical 28

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 2
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 50°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 7:00 PM–9:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Cades 4 W · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1994–2025

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 3 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 9 min less
Golden hour: 6:00–6:50 PM; Morning 7:16–8:06 AM
Blue hour: 6:50–7:00 PM; Morning 7:06–7:16 AM; first light 7:06 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10 PM–7:07 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:48 AM · rises 5:30 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Olanta, SC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Black River at Kingstree

Black Creek (SC) near Quinby

Lynches River at I-95

Lynches River at Effingham

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