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

Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States

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29°C
Feels like 31°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 30°  /  ▼ 19°
Wind
6 mph E
Humidity
65%
Dew Point
22°
Pressure
29.19 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
5.4
Cloud Cover
64%
Sunrise
6:51 AM
Sunset
8:07 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cherokee County is currently mostly cloudy at 29°C. Precipitation is likely — peak probability 84% around 6 PM. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 1429 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
29°
62%
6 PM
29°
83%
7 PM
27°
82%
8 PM
26°
81%
9 PM
25°
64%
10 PM
22°
62%
11 PM
22°
39%
12 AM
22°
40%
1 AM
21°
40%
2 AM
22°
45%
3 AM
21°
34%
4 AM
21°
21%
5 AM
21°
18%
6 AM
19°
18%
7 AM
19°
8%
8 AM
19°
5%
9 AM
21°
5%
10 AM
22°
11%
11 AM
22°
9%
12 PM
24°
9%
1 PM
26°
9%
2 PM
29°
19%
3 PM
30°
19%
4 PM
30°
19%
7-Day Forecast
Today
30° 19°
Mostly Cloudy with a 81% chance of rain.
Sat
33° 19°
Partly Cloudy with a 45% chance of rain.
Sun
33° 18°
Clear.
Mon
33° 17°
Partly Cloudy with a 45% chance of rain.
Tue
32° 17°
Rain, 30% chance.
Wed
33° 19°
Rain, 82% chance.
Thu
31° 21°
Rain, 82% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 29° Mostly Cloudy 62% 6 mph E 65%
6 PM 29° Rain 83% 7 mph ESE 71%
7 PM 27° Rain 82% 5 mph E 78%
8 PM 26° Overcast 81% 5 mph ENE 85%
9 PM 25° Overcast 64% 4 mph E 90%
10 PM 22° Overcast 62% 3 mph ENE 94%
11 PM 22° Overcast 39% 3 mph E 97%
12 AM 22° Overcast 40% 3 mph E 97%
1 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 40% 4 mph ENE 98%
2 AM 22° Overcast 45% 3 mph E 98%
3 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 34% 3 mph NNW 98%
4 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 21% 3 mph NE 98%
5 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 18% 3 mph NNE 97%
6 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 18% 3 mph NNE 97%
7 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 8% 2 mph ENE 97%
8 AM 19° Mostly Cloudy 5% 2 mph ENE 95%
9 AM 21° Mostly Cloudy 5% 2 mph E 90%
10 AM 22° Overcast 11% 2 mph ESE 86%
11 AM 22° Overcast 9% 2 mph ESE 82%
12 PM 24° Mostly Cloudy 9% 2 mph ESE 76%
1 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 9% 2 mph SE 70%
2 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 19% 3 mph SE 64%
3 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 19% 3 mph SSE 62%
4 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 19% 3 mph SSE 59%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/21
Mostly Cloudy
81%
19°
30°
Sat
8/22
Partly Cloudy
45%
19°
33°
Sun
8/23
Clear
7%
18°
33°
Mon
8/24
Partly Cloudy
45%
17°
33°
Tue
8/25
Rain
30%
17°
32°
Wed
8/26
Rain
82%
19°
33°
Thu
8/27
Rain
82%
21°
31°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
53%
18°
34°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
44%
19°
32°
Sun
8/30
Rain
68%
18°
34°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
19°
34°
Tue
9/1
Drizzle
60%
22°
36°
Wed
9/2
Drizzle
60%
21°
35°
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, 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
SBCAPE1822 J/kg
MLCAPE1118 J/kg
MUCAPE1822 J/kg
SBCIN-12 J/kg
MLCIN-45 J/kg
Lifted Index-5.6
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear17 kt
0–1 km Shear5 kt
Eff. Shear18 kt
0–1 km SRH11
0–3 km SRH88
Eff. SRH88
Storm Motion275° @ 22 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index37.5
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.00 in
0–3 km LR6.7 °C/km
700–500 LR5.9 °C/km
Total Totals48.0
LCL896 hPa
LFC834 hPa
EL165 hPa
Freezing Lvl13,993 ft