Charleston Weather
57°
Overcast
Feels like 57°
Perfect
Outdoor comfort right now
It is 57°F and overcast in Charleston. Light rain moves in around 6am, clearing by 9am. Tomorrow: partly cloudy, high 73°F.
- Pressure steady slowly 30.15 inHg
- Wind 3 mph ENE
- Humidity 97%
- Cloud 100%
- UV peak 4
- Rain chance 100%
Next 48 hours
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Now
6
6am
25%
7
7am
17%
6
8am
13%
6
9am
5%
6
10am
5%
6
11am
7%
6
12pm
6%
5
1pm
8%
6
2pm
4%
6
3pm
4%
6
4pm
4%
6
5pm
4%
6
6pm
3%
5
7pm
5%
4
8pm
1%
3
9pm
1%
3
10pm
1%
2
11pm
1%
2
12am
Sun
1%
2
1am
3%
2
2am
4%
2
3am
5%
2
4am
6%
2
5am
8%
2
6am
9%
2
7am
17%
2
8am
11%
1
9am
11%
1
10am
3%
1
11am
2%
1
12pm
1%
2
1pm
9%
2
2pm
2%
2
3pm
3
4pm
3
5pm
1%
3
6pm
3
7pm
3%
3
8pm
1%
3
9pm
2
10pm
2
11pm
2
12am
Mon
1%
2
1am
1%
2
2am
2
3am
2
4am
1
Conditions in detail
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Feels like
57°
About what it looks like
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Dew point
55°
Comfortable
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Wind
3 mph
Gusting 2 mph from ENE
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Pressure
30.18 inHg
Steady slowly
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Visibility
9.9 mi
Clear
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UV index
0
Peaks at 4 today
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Cloud cover
100%
—
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Precipitation today
0.08"
Over about 6h
Air quality
US AQI
29
Good
- PM2.5 3 µg/m³
- PM10 3 µg/m³
- Ozone 52 µg/m³
- NO₂ 5 µg/m³
Next 14 days
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Best time to…
Scored hour by hour across the next two days.
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Walk the dog
100Sat 5am–4am
Mild, no downpours, no ice
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Ride a bike
100Sat 5am–4am
Wind matters more than temperature
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Garden work
98Sun 3am–7pm
Mild and dry, sun optional
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Go for a run
95Sun 7pm–4am
Cool, calm and dry
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Patio or BBQ
91Sat 9am–4am
Warm, dry, and not too breezy
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Golden-hour photos
85Sat 6pm–7pm
Scattered cloud catches the light
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Line-dry laundry
80Sat 9am–7pm
Dry air plus a working breeze
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Stargazing
52No good window in the next 48h
Clear, dark and calm
Sun & moon
Sunrise
7:24 am
Sunset
7:06 pm
- Day length11h 42m
- Golden hour6:11 pm–7:06 pm
Last quarter
54% illuminated
Full moon in 23 days
Stargazing tonight
Poor · 14/100
Clearest around 10pm at 81% cloud.
Almanac
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Charleston weather questions, answered
- Will it rain in Charleston today?
- It is dry now. Rain is most likely around 6am, easing by 9am. The day peaks at a 100% chance.
- How warm does it get in Charleston today?
- Charleston reaches a high of 67°F and drops to 57°F overnight. Right now it is 57°F and feels like 57°F.
- What is the best time to be outside in Charleston today?
- 2pm looks like the pick — 66°F, partly cloudy, wind 6 mph. Outdoor comfort scores 99 out of 100 (perfect).
- What is the weather in Charleston tomorrow?
- Partly cloudy, with a high of 73°F and a low of 60°F — +5.4° warmer than today. Chance of precipitation peaks at 17%.
- What time is sunrise and sunset in Charleston?
- The sun rises at 7:24 am and sets at 7:06 pm, giving 11h 42m of daylight.
About this Charleston forecast
Updated 2026-10-03 10:16 UTC, and refreshed automatically every few minutes. Forecast data is provided by Visual Crossing; radar frames from RainViewer; the 20-year normals and records from the ERA5 reanalysis archive. No national weather service publishes point alerts here, so only computed watches are shown.
Watches labelled computed are worked out on this site from forecast thresholds and are not official warnings — always defer to your national weather service. Need help reading a number? See the sourced weather guide.
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