Observed 8:56 AM EDT at KCAE

Peak, SC weather

Mostly sunny and 55°13°, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 5 mph8 km/hgusts 16 mph26 km/h; From the north-northeast. 58–10 mph16 km/h through 9 PM
Dew point: 49°9°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

9°5° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 69°21° today at 5 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM

This morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
This afternoonUp to 69°21° by 5 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningNear 46°8° · 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 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	93%	11%	0
Sat 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	80%	9%	1
Sat 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	69%	2%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	60%	0%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	54%	0%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	50%	0%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	49%	0%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	47%	0%	2
Sat 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	45%	0%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	50%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	72%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	93%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	10%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	100%	17%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	100%	16%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	86%	10%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	75%	10%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	67%	5%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	59%	7%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	57%	12%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	55%	12%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	53%	10%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	55%	11%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	10%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	9%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	78%	8%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	86%	10%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	90%	38%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	93%	12%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	7%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	100%	9%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	11%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	12%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	12%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind 7 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–70°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–51°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 50°10°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 39°4°. Typical 71°22° / 50°10°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 6 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 39.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
39°4°–50°10°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 50°10°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 75°24°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  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 44.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
74°23°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 49°9°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
70°21°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 49°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°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 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 49°9°. Typical 70°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 48°9°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 56°13°. Typical 69°21° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  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
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
54°12°–58°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 75°24°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–80°27°
Low, likely
50°10°–63°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 58°14°. Typical 69°21° / 47°8°. Rain 0.19 in4.8 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–64°18°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 47°8°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 39°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–77°.

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

Congaree River at Columbia

23 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 3,230 cfs

Forecast peak 3.7 ft Mon 8 AM

Reading from Sat 8 AM · NWS gauge page

Broad River in NC/SC at Alston

0.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.6 ft
Flow: 1,510 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Parr Reservoir

1.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 265 ft

Reading from Sat 8:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Lake Murray

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 355 ft

Reading from Sat 8:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 49% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 35

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
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 49°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Little Mountain · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1894–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 6°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−12°−7°MonOct 19
−9°−5°TueOct 20
−3°−2°WedOct 21
−3°−2°ThuOct 22
−4°−2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 1 min 57 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 6:05–6:56 PM; Morning 7:22–8:12 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:05 PM; Morning 7:12–7:22 AM; first light 7:12 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:05 PM–7:13 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:54 AM · rises 5:35 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking southwest from Peak. The highest point on the skyline is about 1,600 ft, 14 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Peak, SC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Congaree River at Columbia

Broad River in NC/SC at Alston

Parr Reservoir

Lake Murray

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