Observed 9:55 PM EDT at KLQK

Pickens, SC weather

Clear and 53°12°.

Forecasts agree

Now 53°12°

Clear

Wind: 5 mph8 km/h; From the northeast. 58–12 mph19 km/h through 10 AM
Dew point: 47°8°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 5Moderate; Moderate 11 AM–5 PM · peak 5
Air today: 45Good; EPA forecast · PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

7°4° warmer than this time yesterday (46°8° then, 53°12° now)

Good hours for

Low 44°7° tonight at 5 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
High 68°20° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 8 PM

TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Clear
Monday nightDown to 54°12° by 9 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 10p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	48°9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	90%	1%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	94%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	96%	33%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	41°5°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	100%	46%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 54°12°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	100%	37%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	46%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 52°11°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	100%	29%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	100%	15%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	39°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	5%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	41°5°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	100%	0%	0
Sun 10a	Sunny	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	85%	0%	2
Sun 11a	Sunny	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	69%	2%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	14 mph23 km/h from ENE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	61%	1%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	13 mph21 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	57%	1%	5
Sun 2p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 18 mph30 km/h	54%	3%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	51%	3%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from ENE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	1%	4
Sun 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	54%	0%	2
Sun 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from ENE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	60%	0%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	75%	0%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	84%	0%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	94%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	96%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	98%	1%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	46°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	3%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	98%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	99%	1%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	4%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	43°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	100%	10%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	98%	7%	0
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	1%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	65%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	56%	2%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	4%	5
Mon 2p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	6%	5
Mon 3p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	11%	5
Mon 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	44%	16%	4
Mon 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	47%	27%	2
Mon 6p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	29%	1
Mon 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 61°16° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from ENE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	67%	20%	0
Mon 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	79%	18%	0
Mon 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NE, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	88%	22%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 9 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
64°18°–65°18°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 45°7°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 6 to 9 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
45°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
13 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 42°6°. Typical 70°21° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly 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
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph23 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°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, 52°11°
  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 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  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 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 52°11°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 77.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 76.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 73°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 74°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  20% chance · 0.02 in0.4 mm
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
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
52°11°–65°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Rain 0.56 in14 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°19°
  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°–78°26°
Low, likely
58°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 65°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 68°, low 45°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 42°, warming up.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 71–77°.

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

Saluda River above Old Easley Hwy (SC 124), 5 WSW Greenville

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.3 ft
Flow: 109 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sun 2 AM

Reading from Sat 7:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Twelve mile creek near Liberty

6.2 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.5 ft
Flow: 38 cfs

Reading from Sat 8 PM · NWS gauge page

Seneca River at Keowee Dam

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 96.2 ft

Reading from Sat 7 PM · NWS gauge page

South Saluda River near Cleveland

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.1 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Reading from Sat 8:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 63% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 56

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 13
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 47°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Pickens · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1941–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

Pickens 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: 6:10–7:00 PM; Morning 7:28–8:19 AM
Blue hour: 7:00–7:10 PM; Morning 7:18–7:28 AM; first light 7:18 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 10:24 PM–2 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:00 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Pickens. The highest point on the skyline is about 5,400 ft, 48 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Pickens, SC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Saluda River above Old Easley Hwy (SC 124), 5 WSW Greenville

Twelve mile creek near Liberty

Seneca River at Keowee Dam

South Saluda River near Cleveland

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