Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM

Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States

Last updated: 6:31 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 28°
Partly Cloudy
▲ 29°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
4 mph ESE
Humidity
80%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.18 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
1.7
Cloud Cover
58%
Sunrise
6:51 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
Drag to pan · double-click to forecast a point
WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cherokee County is currently partly cloudy at 25°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 72% around 10 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1247 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:51AM · Sunset: 8:07PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
51 AQI · Moderate Dominant: O3 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
60%
8 PM
25°
70%
9 PM
23°
67%
10 PM
22°
72%
11 PM
22°
54%
12 AM
21°
51%
1 AM
21°
50%
2 AM
21°
14%
3 AM
21°
14%
4 AM
21°
12%
5 AM
19°
9%
6 AM
19°
9%
7 AM
19°
9%
8 AM
19°
9%
9 AM
21°
11%
10 AM
22°
14%
11 AM
23°
12%
12 PM
24°
12%
1 PM
28°
13%
2 PM
29°
24%
3 PM
30°
24%
4 PM
30°
25%
5 PM
29°
37%
6 PM
28°
41%
7-Day Forecast
Tonight
29° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 72% chance of rain.
Sat
32° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 50% chance of rain.
Sun
33° 18°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
32° 17°
Mostly Clear with a 39% chance of rain.
Tue
32° 17°
Mostly Clear.
Wed
33° 18°
Heavy Rain, 76% chance.
Thu
31° 19°
Rain, 70% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Partly Cloudy 60% 4 mph ESE 80%
8 PM 25° Mostly Cloudy 70% 4 mph E 86%
9 PM 23° Overcast 67% 4 mph E 92%
10 PM 22° Overcast 72% 2 mph NE 96%
11 PM 22° Rain 54% 2 mph NE 97%
12 AM 21° Rain 51% 2 mph ENE 98%
1 AM 21° Rain 50% 3 mph ENE 98%
2 AM 21° Overcast 14% 3 mph E 98%
3 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 14% 3 mph NNE 97%
4 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 12% 3 mph N 97%
5 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 9% 2 mph NE 97%
6 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 9% 2 mph ENE 96%
7 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 9% 2 mph ENE 96%
8 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 9% 2 mph NE 94%
9 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 11% 1 mph NE 87%
10 AM 22° Mostly Cloudy 14% 1 mph NE 81%
11 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 12% 1 mph NNE 75%
12 PM 24° Partly Cloudy 12% 2 mph W 68%
1 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 13% 2 mph WSW 62%
2 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 24% 3 mph SW 59%
3 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 24% 3 mph SSW 56%
4 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 25% 3 mph SSW 54%
5 PM 29° Mostly Clear 37% 3 mph SSW 56%
6 PM 28° Clear 41% 3 mph SW 61%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Partly Cloudy
72%
19°
29°
Sat
8/22
Partly Cloudy
50%
19°
32°
Sun
8/23
Mostly Clear
6%
18°
33°
Mon
8/24
Mostly Clear
39%
17°
32°
Tue
8/25
Mostly Clear
19%
17°
32°
Wed
8/26
Heavy Rain
76%
18°
33°
Thu
8/27
Rain
70%
19°
31°
Fri
8/28
Rain
66%
21°
34°
Sat
8/29
Rain
73%
19°
34°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
54%
18°
34°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
45%
19°
37°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
21°
34°
51
Moderate
U.S. Air Quality Index · Dominant: O3
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
41 AQI 7.3 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
Dominant
51 AQI 55 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 51 Moderate 51 41
Sun 44 Good 44 39
Mon 45 Good 34 45
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 Fri Aug 21, 22:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 50 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE729 J/kg
MLCAPE1580 J/kg
MUCAPE3315 J/kg
SBCIN-130 J/kg
MLCIN-46 J/kg
Lifted Index-2.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear18 kt
0–1 km Shear0 kt
Eff. Shear22 kt
0–1 km SRH-1
0–3 km SRH102
Eff. SRH102
Storm Motion299° @ 18 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.0
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell3.8
K-Index33.6
Thermo & Levels
PWAT1.82 in
0–3 km LR6.0 °C/km
700–500 LR5.1 °C/km
Total Totals47.4
LCL935 hPa
LFC785 hPa
EL225 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,751 ft