Observed 11:15 AM EDT at KMAO

Rains, SC weather

Sunny and 63°17°.

Mostly agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Gusts to 21 mph33 km/h around 12 PM
Dew point: 54°12°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 3 PM · peak 5
Air quality: 27Good; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 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 (63°17° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

High 72°22° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 50°10° tonight at 3 AM
Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h tomorrow 9 AM–noon
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 PM · Clear
TonightDown to 50°10° by 3 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 57°14° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h	71%	17%	3
Sat 12p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	64%	20%	4
Sat 1p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h	60%	13%	5
Sat 2p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	56%	25%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	54%	25%	2
Sat 4p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	24%	1
Sat 5p	Sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	26%	0
Sat 6p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	59%	14%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	64°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	67%	13%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	75%	13%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	76%	62%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	78%	15%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	79%	0%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	84%	1%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	91%	6%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	94%	26%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 57°14°)	48°9°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph35 km/h	96%	50%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h	97%	37%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	96%	16%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	97%	18%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	98%	16%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	98%	35%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h	93%	24%	1
Sun 10a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)	60°16°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph43 km/h	85%	13%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h	72%	22%	3
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h	66%	24%	5
Sun 1p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	61%	24%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h	56%	22%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 23 mph36 km/h	53%	15%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 72°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	52%	29%	2
Sun 5p	Sunny	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	53%	31%	1
Sun 6p	Sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	60%	26%	0
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	65°18°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	72%	20%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	61°16° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h	78%	17%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	84%	9%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	87%	0%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 61°16°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	90%	0%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	92%	0%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	93%	0%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h	94%	0%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	95%	1%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	96%	4%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	97%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	43°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 52°11°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	97%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from N, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	88%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from N, gusts 18 mph29 km/h	77%	0%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 72°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. Northeast wind around 8 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph41 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 73°23° / 48°9°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 8 to 12 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–55°13°
Typical high / low
73°23° / 48°9°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 31 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 72°22°, low 40°4°. Typical 72°22° / 48°9°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 47°8°
  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, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 72. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Night: Clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
40°4°–52°11°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 48°9°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Sunny. High 74°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 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: Clear, with a low around 45.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
73°23°–75°24°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 58°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 72°22° / 47°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 77°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–62°17°
Typical high / low
72°22° / 47°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 77°25°, low 50°10°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°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 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
76°24°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–58°14°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 78°26°, low 58°14°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 78°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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
73°23°–81°27°
Low, likely
57°14°–59°15°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
15 mph25 km/h, gusts 30 mph49 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 59°15°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 58°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
67°19°–82°28°
Low, likely
50°10°–65°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 70°21° / 46°8°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–78°26°
Low, likely
47°8°–64°18°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 46°8°
Wind
7 mph12 km/h, gusts 19 mph31 km/h
UV peak
4

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 72°, low 50°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 74°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 40°.
Rest of week
Mostly dry, highs 73–78°.

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

Little Pee Dee River near Galivants Ferry

5.0 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 343 cfs

Forecast peak 3.0 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Lumber River near Nichols

14 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 11.4 ft
Flow: 198 cfs

Forecast peak 11.4 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Pee Dee River at Pee Dee

15 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.4 ft
Flow: 2,590 cfs

Forecast peak 7.5 ft Thu 2 AM

Reading from Sat 10 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Pee Dee River near Nichols

12 mi

Level: 6.3 ft

Reading from Sat 10 AM · 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 15Typical 37

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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 54°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Marion · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2025

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is about typical for the date.

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Rains 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 10 min less
Golden hour: 5:58–6:48 PM; Morning 7:14–8:04 AM
Blue hour: 6:48–6:58 PM; Morning 7:04–7:14 AM; first light 7:04 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:45 AM · rises 5:27 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Rains, SC weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Little Pee Dee River near Galivants Ferry

Lumber River near Nichols

Pee Dee River at Pee Dee

Little Pee Dee River near Nichols

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