Heat Advisory — Stephens, GA, Franklin, GA, Hart, GA, Elbert, GA, Gaston, NC, Mecklenburg, NC, Cabarrus, NC, Union, NC, Cherokee, SC, York, SC, Anderson, SC, Abbeville, SC, Laurens, SC, Union, SC, Chester, SC, Greenwood, SC, Greater Oconee, SC, Greater Pickens, SC, Central Greenville, SC, Southern Greenville, SC, Northern Spartanburg, SC, Southern Spartanburg, SC 7:00 PM

Cherokee County, South Carolina, United States

Last updated: 7:56 AM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 31°
Mostly Clear
▲ 35°  /  ▼ 23°
Wind
2 mph NE
Humidity
83%
Dew Point
23°
Pressure
29.34 inHg
Visibility
10 mi
UV Index
5.6
Cloud Cover
15%
Sunrise
6:47 AM
Sunset
8:13 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Cherokee County is currently mostly clear at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2142 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:47AM · Sunset: 8:13PM.

Alerts

Heat Advisory
Stephens, GA, Franklin, GA, Hart, GA, Elbert, GA, Gaston, NC, Mecklenburg, NC, Cabarrus, NC, Union, NC, Cherokee, SC, York, SC, Anderson, SC, Abbeville, SC, Laurens, SC, Union, SC, Chester, SC, Greenwood, SC, Greater Oconee, SC, Greater Pickens, SC, Central Greenville, SC, Southern Greenville, SC, Northern Spartanburg, SC, Southern Spartanburg, SC
Expires 7:00 PM
55 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
17%
9 AM
27°
25%
10 AM
29°
19%
11 AM
30°
19%
12 PM
32°
17%
1 PM
33°
21%
2 PM
33°
14%
3 PM
32°
16%
4 PM
32°
13%
5 PM
31°
13%
6 PM
30°
5%
7 PM
29°
8%
8 PM
28°
5%
9 PM
27°
5%
10 PM
27°
5%
11 PM
26°
5%
12 AM
26°
5%
1 AM
26°
3%
2 AM
25°
3%
3 AM
24°
3%
4 AM
24°
3%
5 AM
23°
3%
6 AM
23°
3%
7 AM
23°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
35° 23°
Mostly Clear.
Mon
39° 23°
Mostly Clear with a 51% chance of rain.
Tue
39° 22°
Mostly Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Wed
34° 20°
Mostly Clear with a 28% chance of rain.
Thu
37° 21°
Rain, 37% chance.
Fri
32° 19°
Rain, 90% chance.
Sat
32° 19°
Rain, 63% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Clear 17% 2 mph NE 83%
9 AM 27° Clear 25% 1 mph ENE 73%
10 AM 29° Clear 19% 2 mph S 67%
11 AM 30° Mostly Clear 19% 2 mph SW 62%
12 PM 32° Mostly Clear 17% 3 mph SW 57%
1 PM 33° Clear 21% 3 mph SW 52%
2 PM 33° Mostly Clear 14% 4 mph WSW 55%
3 PM 32° Mostly Clear 16% 5 mph W 58%
4 PM 32° Mostly Clear 13% 6 mph WNW 61%
5 PM 31° Mostly Clear 13% 4 mph WSW 62%
6 PM 30° Partly Cloudy 5% 3 mph SSW 62%
7 PM 29° Partly Cloudy 8% 4 mph SSE 64%
8 PM 28° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph S 70%
9 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 5% 4 mph S 76%
10 PM 27° Partly Cloudy 5% 3 mph S 81%
11 PM 26° Partly Cloudy 5% 3 mph SSW 84%
12 AM 26° Mostly Clear 5% 3 mph SSW 86%
1 AM 26° Clear 3% 3 mph SW 87%
2 AM 25° Clear 3% 3 mph SW 88%
3 AM 24° Clear 3% 3 mph SW 89%
4 AM 24° Clear 3% 3 mph SW 90%
5 AM 23° Clear 3% 3 mph WSW 88%
6 AM 23° Clear 3% 3 mph WSW 86%
7 AM 23° Clear 3% 3 mph WSW 84%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/16
Mostly Clear
19%
23°
35°
Mon
8/17
Mostly Clear
51%
23°
39°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
28%
22°
39°
Wed
8/19
Mostly Clear
28%
20°
34°
Thu
8/20
Rain
37%
21°
37°
Fri
8/21
Rain
90%
19°
32°
Sat
8/22
Rain
63%
19°
32°
Sun
8/23
Rain
69%
18°
31°
Mon
8/24
Rain
68%
18°
32°
Tue
8/25
Drizzle
63%
20°
33°
Wed
8/26
Drizzle
60%
20°
34°
Thu
8/27
Drizzle
60%
21°
33°
Fri
8/28
Drizzle
60%
20°
31°
Sat
8/29
Drizzle
60%
19°
31°
Sun
8/30
Drizzle
60%
20°
31°
55
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
55 AQI 11.1 µg/m³
O3
Ground-level ozone
38 AQI 42 ppb
3-Day Outlook
DayAQICategoryO₃PM2.5
Mon 55 Moderate 38 55
Tue 56 Moderate 34 56
Wed 54 Moderate 42 54
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 Sun Aug 16, 11:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1113 J/kg
MLCAPE931 J/kg
MUCAPE1113 J/kg
SBCIN-74 J/kg
MLCIN-60 J/kg
Lifted Index-3.8
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear10 kt
0–1 km Shear3 kt
Eff. Shear9 kt
0–1 km SRH13
0–3 km SRH10
Eff. SRH10
Storm Motion342° @ 18 kt
0–1 km EHI0.1
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.1
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.05 in
0–3 km LR5.2 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals46.7
LCL956 hPa
LFC794 hPa
EL167 hPa
Freezing Lvl15,804 ft