Observed 5:30 PM EDT at KCAE

Pelion, SC weather

Mostly sunny and 70°21°.

Forecasts agree

Now 70°21°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the north-northeast. 914–14 mph23 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Pressure: 30.34 inHg1027 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 50°10° tonight at 3 AM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow 9–11 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 72°22° by 4 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° 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	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	44%	6%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	47%	7%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	52%	8%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	62%	7%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	55°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	80%	6%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	54°12°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	80%	7%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	83%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	93%	4%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	100%	2%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	7%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	8%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	100%	13%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h	100%	13%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	90%	12%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	81%	8%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h	73%	5%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	63%	6%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	61%	16%	5
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	59%	19%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	16 mph26 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	57%	13%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	15 mph24 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	18%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	59%	11%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	65%	10%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	75%	6%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	59°15°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	90%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	93%	2%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	96%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	83%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	67%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	56%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	47%	0%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	44%	0%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	41%	0%	5
Mon 4p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	40%	0%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 74°23° / 49°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 71. Northeast wind around 15 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 49°9°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Mostly sunny. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 74°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 12 to 16 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 48. Northeast wind 7 to 14 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
74°23° / 48°9°
Wind
17 mph27 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 73°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 43.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–50°10°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 76°24°, low 47°8°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°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 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  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
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
52°11°–60°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 79°26°, low 54°12°. Typical 72°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 61°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 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 62°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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
75°24°–81°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–65°18°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 61°16°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
72°22°–84°29°
Low, likely
58°14°–67°19°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 78°26°, low 60°16°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 66°19°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 78°26°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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
72°22°–84°29°
Low, likely
56°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
24 mph38 km/h, gusts 34 mph55 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 43°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 74–79°.

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

19 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.5 ft
Flow: 3,280 cfs

Forecast peak 3.7 ft Mon 8 AM

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Cedar Creek near Thor

6.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 4:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Congaree Creek near South Congaree

12 mi

Level: 3.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5 PM · NWS gauge page

Twelve Mile Creek at Lexington

13 mi

Level: 3.6 ft

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 55% less heating than a typical week.

This week 15Typical 34

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Columbia Metropolitan Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1887–2026

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°3° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

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

Pelion 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: 6:06–6:56 PM; Morning 7:21–8:11 AM
Blue hour: 6:56–7:06 PM; Morning 7:11–7:21 AM; first light 7:11 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:06 PM–7:12 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:53 AM · rises 5:36 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Pelion, 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

Cedar Creek near Thor

Congaree Creek near South Congaree

Twelve Mile Creek at Lexington

For your home

Heating this week

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