Severe Thunderstorm Warning — Burke County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Barnwell County, SC 4:45 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM Severe Thunderstorm Watch 8:00 PM

Aiken County, South Carolina, United States

Last updated: 4:14 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
32°C
Feels like 34°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 34°  /  ▼ 21°
Wind
8 mph SSW
Humidity
48%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.50 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
4.4
Cloud Cover
77%
Sunrise
6:53 AM
Sunset
8:05 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Aiken County is currently mostly cloudy at 32°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 68% around 8 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1885 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:53AM · Sunset: 8:05PM.

Alerts

Severe Thunderstorm Warning
Burke County, GA, Richmond County, GA, Aiken County, SC, Barnwell County, SC
Expires 4:45 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
Severe Thunderstorm Watch
Expires 8:00 PM
51 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
32°
50%
6 PM
31°
59%
7 PM
30°
60%
8 PM
27°
67%
9 PM
27°
51%
10 PM
25°
53%
11 PM
24°
46%
12 AM
24°
47%
1 AM
24°
44%
2 AM
24°
32%
3 AM
23°
32%
4 AM
23°
32%
5 AM
23°
24%
6 AM
21°
27%
7 AM
21°
27%
8 AM
22°
22%
9 AM
23°
33%
10 AM
25°
42%
11 AM
26°
42%
12 PM
28°
39%
1 PM
29°
33%
2 PM
31°
34%
3 PM
31°
35%
4 PM
31°
35%
7-Day Forecast
Today
34° 21°
Mostly Cloudy with a 67% chance of rain.
Sat
34° 21°
Partly Cloudy with a 42% chance of rain.
Sun
35° 21°
Clear.
Mon
32° 19°
Clear with a 45% chance of rain.
Tue
32° 19°
Drizzle, 51% chance.
Wed
34° 21°
Heavy Rain, 82% chance.
Thu
32° 22°
Heavy Rain, 82% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 32° Mostly Cloudy 50% 8 mph SSW 48%
6 PM 31° Mostly Cloudy 59% 8 mph SSW 57%
7 PM 30° Mostly Cloudy 60% 5 mph SSW 67%
8 PM 27° Overcast 67% 4 mph S 75%
9 PM 27° Mostly Cloudy 51% 5 mph SSE 80%
10 PM 25° Mostly Cloudy 53% 6 mph SE 84%
11 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 46% 5 mph SE 88%
12 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 47% 4 mph ESE 89%
1 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 44% 4 mph ESE 91%
2 AM 24° Mostly Cloudy 32% 4 mph SE 92%
3 AM 23° Mostly Cloudy 32% 4 mph SSE 93%
4 AM 23° Overcast 32% 4 mph SSE 93%
5 AM 23° Overcast 24% 4 mph S 94%
6 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 27% 4 mph SSE 92%
7 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 27% 3 mph S 91%
8 AM 22° Partly Cloudy 22% 3 mph S 89%
9 AM 23° Partly Cloudy 33% 4 mph SW 84%
10 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 42% 4 mph SW 78%
11 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 42% 4 mph WSW 73%
12 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 39% 4 mph WSW 68%
1 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 33% 5 mph WSW 63%
2 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 34% 5 mph WSW 59%
3 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 35% 6 mph WSW 58%
4 PM 31° Partly Cloudy 35% 6 mph W 56%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Mostly Cloudy
67%
21°
34°
Sat
8/22
Partly Cloudy
42%
21°
34°
Sun
8/23
Clear
7%
21°
35°
Mon
8/24
Clear
45%
19°
32°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
51%
19°
32°
Wed
8/26
Heavy Rain
82%
21°
34°
Thu
8/27
Heavy Rain
82%
22°
32°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
53%
19°
34°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
44%
22°
32°
Sun
8/30
Rain
68%
20°
35°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
19°
35°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Thu
9/3
Drizzle
60%
23°
36°
Fri
9/4
Drizzle
60%
22°
35°
51
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
51 AQI 9.2 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
44 AQI 48 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Sat 51 Moderate 44 51
Sun 45 Good 45 41
Mon 44 Good 39 44
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, 20:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1924 J/kg
MLCAPE1936 J/kg
MUCAPE2059 J/kg
SBCIN-14 J/kg
MLCIN-40 J/kg
Lifted Index-6.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear13 kt
0–1 km Shear9 kt
Eff. Shear13 kt
0–1 km SRH22
0–3 km SRH55
Eff. SRH55
Storm Motion305° @ 15 kt
0–1 km EHI0.3
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.24 in
0–3 km LR7.4 °C/km
700–500 LR6.3 °C/km
Total Totals50.6
LCL854 hPa
LFC809 hPa
EL163 hPa
Freezing Lvl14,518 ft