Observed 1:15 PM EDT at KSPA

Pacolet, SC weather

Overcast and 61°16°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 61°16°

Cloudy

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the northeast. 58–9 mph15 km/h through 1 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 35Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.47 inHg1032 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.1 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (66°19° then, 61°16° now)

Good hours for

High 66°19° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 6 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

This afternoonNear 65°18° · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 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 1p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	60%	34%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	55%	17%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	51%	4%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	48%	2%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	49%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	55%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	82%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	84%	6%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	21%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	89%	8%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	92%	10%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	91%	6%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	92%	0%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	89%	2%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	79%	6%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	72%	15%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	66%	16%	4
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	61%	20%	5
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	19%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	52%	14%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	48%	16%	4
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	49%	15%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	56%	11%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	6%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	4%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	82%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	3%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	87%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	90%	5%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	91%	6%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	6%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	96%	11%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	98%	13%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	43°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	99%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	90%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	79%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	68%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	58%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Mostly sunny. High 66°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 66. Northeast wind around 9 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. North northeast wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–66°19°
Low, likely
45°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 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
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. North northeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 41°5°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 41.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–46°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 71°22° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°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, 48°9°
  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 45.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 44°7°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 60°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
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 59°15°. Typical 69°21° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°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
67°19°–78°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Rain 0.27 in6.9 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 66°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 41°.
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

Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg

18 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 1,060 cfs

Forecast peak 3.3 ft Tue 8 AM

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Lawsons Fork Creek at Spartanburg

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 24 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Thicketty Creek near Gaffney

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 5 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Pacolet River above Cowpens

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 59% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 52

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
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?

Today, 2:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Spartanburg 3 Sse · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1983–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° colder than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 4°2° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−8°−4°MonOct 19
−4°−2°TueOct 20
−4°−2°WedOct 21
−1°ThuOct 22
−3°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Pacolet 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 12 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–6:57 PM; Morning 7:24–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:57–7:07 PM; Morning 7:14–7:24 AM; first light 7:14 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:07 PM–7:15 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:56 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Pacolet. The highest point on the skyline is about 6,600 ft, 66 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Pacolet, SC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Broad River at Shelby Hwy (SC 18), 4 W Blacksburg

Lawsons Fork Creek at Spartanburg

Thicketty Creek near Gaffney

Pacolet River above Cowpens

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