Heat Advisory — Jenkins, GA, Screven, GA, Candler, GA, Bulloch, GA, Effingham, GA, Tattnall, GA, Evans, GA, Long, GA, Inland Bryan, GA, Inland Chatham, GA, Inland Liberty, GA, Allendale, SC, Hampton, SC, Inland Colleton, SC, Dorchester, SC, Inland Jasper, SC 7:00 PM Excessive Heat Warning — Inland Berkeley, SC, Beaufort, SC, Coastal Colleton, SC, Charleston, SC, Coastal Jasper, SC, Tidal Berkeley, SC, Allendale, SC, Hampton, SC, Inland Colleton, SC, Dorchester, SC, Inland Jasper, SC 7:00 PM

Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States

Last updated: 9:40 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
27°C
Feels like 31°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 33°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
3 mph S
Humidity
86%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.94 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
54%
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Dorchester County is currently partly cloudy at 27°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2596 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:45AM · Sunset: 8:05PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Jenkins, GA, Screven, GA, Candler, GA, Bulloch, GA, Effingham, GA, Tattnall, GA, Evans, GA, Long, GA, Inland Bryan, GA, Inland Chatham, GA, Inland Liberty, GA, Allendale, SC, Hampton, SC, Inland Colleton, SC, Dorchester, SC, Inland Jasper, SC
Expires 7:00 PM
Excessive Heat Warning
Inland Berkeley, SC, Beaufort, SC, Coastal Colleton, SC, Charleston, SC, Coastal Jasper, SC, Tidal Berkeley, SC, Allendale, SC, Hampton, SC, Inland Colleton, SC, Dorchester, SC, Inland Jasper, SC
Expires 7:00 PM
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
27°
8%
11 PM
26°
27%
12 AM
26°
27%
1 AM
26°
27%
2 AM
26°
15%
3 AM
25°
15%
4 AM
25°
12%
5 AM
23°
4%
6 AM
23°
4%
7 AM
24°
3%
8 AM
26°
3%
9 AM
28°
3%
10 AM
30°
3%
11 AM
32°
11%
12 PM
33°
12%
1 PM
35°
12%
2 PM
35°
12%
3 PM
35°
12%
4 PM
34°
12%
5 PM
33°
3%
6 PM
33°
3%
7 PM
32°
3%
8 PM
31°
3%
9 PM
30°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
33° 23°
Partly Cloudy.
Mon
37° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 27% chance of rain.
Tue
39° 25°
Partly Cloudy with a 21% chance of rain.
Wed
37° 22°
Mostly Cloudy with a 47% chance of rain.
Thu
38° 23°
Clear.
Fri
37° 21°
Heavy Rain, 82% chance.
Sat
34° 21°
Rain, 78% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 27° Partly Cloudy 8% 3 mph S 86%
11 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 27% 3 mph SSW 90%
12 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 27% 3 mph SSW 89%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 27% 3 mph SSW 88%
2 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 15% 3 mph SW 88%
3 AM 25° Mostly Clear 15% 3 mph SW 88%
4 AM 25° Mostly Clear 12% 3 mph SW 89%
5 AM 23° Clear 4% 4 mph SW 88%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 4% 4 mph SW 86%
7 AM 24° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph SW 85%
8 AM 26° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 79%
9 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph WSW 71%
10 AM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 4 mph W 63%
11 AM 32° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph W 57%
12 PM 33° Mostly Clear 12% 4 mph W 52%
1 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 12% 4 mph WSW 48%
2 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 12% 5 mph WSW 47%
3 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 12% 5 mph SW 48%
4 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 12% 5 mph SW 49%
5 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph SW 53%
6 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SSW 58%
7 PM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph SSW 62%
8 PM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph SSW 66%
9 PM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SSW 68%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/16
Partly Cloudy
8%
23°
33°
Mon
8/17
Partly Cloudy
27%
23°
37°
Tue
8/18
Partly Cloudy
21%
25°
39°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Cloudy
47%
22°
37°
Thu
8/20
Clear
8%
23°
38°
Fri
8/21
Heavy Rain
82%
21°
37°
Sat
8/22
Rain
78%
21°
34°
Sun
8/23
Rain
63%
21°
33°
Mon
8/24
Drizzle
68%
21°
34°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
68%
21°
33°
Wed
8/26
Rain
64%
21°
33°
Thu
8/27
Rain
90%
23°
33°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
23°
31°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
22°
30°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
22°
29°
52
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: PM2.5
50 100 150 200

Air quality is acceptable. Unusually sensitive people should consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

Pollutant Breakdown · Today
PM2.5
Fine particulate matter
Dominant
52 AQI 9.4 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
38 AQI 41 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Today 52 Moderate 38 52
Tue 55 Moderate 35 55
Wed 57 Moderate 42 57
About the Air Quality Index
0–50 Good
51–100 Moderate
101–150 Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups
151–200 Unhealthy
201–300 Very Unhealthy
301–500 Hazardous

The U.S. AQI runs 0–500. The overall value equals the highest individual pollutant sub-index, and the dominant pollutant is the one driving it. PM2.5 (fine particles) is reported in µg/m³ and ozone (O3) in ppb. Forecast source: NWS NAQFC.

1000850700500400300250200150100 -40-30-20-10010203040 0.41247101624 LCLLFCEL0°C Temperature (°C) Pressure (hPa)
Temp Dewpoint Parcel (SB) CAPE CIN Dry adiabat Moist adiabat Mixing ratio
RAP
Valid Mon Aug 17, 01:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1950 J/kg
MLCAPE2161 J/kg
MUCAPE2626 J/kg
SBCIN-79 J/kg
MLCIN-52 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.9
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear15 kt
0–1 km Shear8 kt
Eff. Shear13 kt
0–1 km SRH-17
0–3 km SRH25
Eff. SRH25
Storm Motion49° @ 14 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index36.2
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.54 in
0–3 km LR4.9 °C/km
700–500 LR5.9 °C/km
Total Totals47.0
LCL983 hPa
LFC800 hPa
EL134 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,358 ft