Observed 1:30 PM EDT at KGRD

Waterloo, SC weather

Mostly sunny and 64°18°, jacket by 8 PM.

Mostly agree

Now 64°18°

Mostly sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the east-northeast. 610–10 mph16 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 5Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.2 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° cooler than this time yesterday (67°19° then, 63°17° now)

Good hours for

High 67°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 67°19° · Clear
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 58°14° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 68°20° by 3 PM · Clear
Tomorrow nightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Monday morningUp to 60°16° 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 2p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h	53%	8%	5
Sat 3p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	52%	3%	4
Sat 4p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h	51%	2%	3
Sat 5p	Sunny	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	51%	2%	1
Sat 6p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	57%	0%	0
Sat 7p	Clear	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	73%	0%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sat 10p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	91%	0%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	1%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	47°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	95%	5%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	96%	2%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	7 mph11 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	94%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	94%	11%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	95%	9%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	97%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	97%	2%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	97%	5%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	40°4°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h	97%	11%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	43°6°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	94%	18%	1
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h	79%	24%	2
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h	71%	20%	3
Sun 12p	Sunny	62°17° (likely 62°17° to 63°17°)	62°17°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h	64%	17%	4
Sun 1p	Sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	12 mph19 km/h from NE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h	58%	16%	5
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h	55%	16%	5
Sun 3p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h	52%	15%	5
Sun 4p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	51%	21%	4
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	9 mph14 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	52%	24%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	8 mph13 km/h from NE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	57%	13%	1
Sun 7p	Clear	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	62°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	73%	7%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	57°14°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	87%	3%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 59°15°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	92%	6%	0
Sun 10p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	95%	4%	0
Sun 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	97%	3%	0
Mon 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 56°13°)	49°9°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	98%	6%	0
Mon 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	99%	6%	0
Mon 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 54°12°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	2%	0
Mon 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)	45°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 52°11°)	44°7°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	100%	1%	0
Mon 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 51°11°)	42°6°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 7a	Clear	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	41°5°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	100%	0%	0
Mon 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	42°6°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	99%	0%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NNE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	0%	1
Mon 10a	Sunny	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	78%	0%	2
Mon 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	67%	0%	3
Mon 12p	Sunny	63°17° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	57%	0%	4
Mon 1p	Sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	48%	3%	5

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Sunny. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 71°22° / 46°8°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Sunny, with a high near 68. Northeast wind around 10 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–68°20°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 46°8°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 69°21°, 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, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. Northeast wind around 12 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 44. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
44°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Monday, Oct 26. Sunny. High 70°21°, low 40°4°. Typical 71°22° / 45°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. North northeast wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
40°4°–49°9°
Typical high / low
71°22° / 45°7°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 43°6°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 58°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°10°
  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 43.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
72°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
5
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly 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: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
5
Thursday, Oct 29. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 70°21° / 44°7°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–58°14°
Typical high / low
70°21° / 44°7°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
5
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 66°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 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
74°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
5
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 77°25°, low 57°14°. Typical 69°21° / 43°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°25°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 66°19°
  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
73°23°–80°27°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
69°21° / 43°6°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
5
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 76°24°, low 61°16°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 10% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 62°17°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 67°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 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
70°21°–80°27°
Low, likely
54°12°–68°20°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 74°23°, low 59°15°. Typical 68°20° / 42°6°. Rain 0.33 in8.4 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 65°18°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 73°23°
  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
67°19°–79°26°
Low, likely
50°10°–64°18°
Typical high / low
68°20° / 42°6°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 32 mph52 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 69°, low 44°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 40°.
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 at Chappells

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.6 ft
Flow: 346 cfs

Forecast peak 2.2 ft Tue 8 PM

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Reedy River above Waterloo

5.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 37 cfs

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Saluda River near WARE SHOALS

9.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.8 ft
Flow: 302 cfs

Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Little River at Gordon Street in Laurens

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.2 ft

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 61% less heating than a typical week.

This week 21Typical 54

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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

Laurens · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1901–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° colder than normal (daily mean temperature).

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−9°−5°MonOct 19
−7°−4°TueOct 20
−2°−1°WedOct 21
—ThuOct 22
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 11 h 2 min; Losing 2 min 2 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 10 min less
Golden hour: 6:08–6:58 PM; Morning 7:25–8:15 AM
Blue hour: 6:58–7:08 PM; Morning 7:15–7:25 AM; first light 7:15 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Clear 7:08 PM–7:16 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:57 AM · rises 5:38 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Waterloo. The highest point on the skyline is about 4,000 ft, 60 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Waterloo, 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 at Chappells

Reedy River above Waterloo

Saluda River near WARE SHOALS

Little River at Gordon Street in Laurens

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