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

Dorchester County, South Carolina, United States

Last updated: 11:02 PM CDT  ·  Refresh
26°C
Feels like 32°
Mostly Cloudy
▲ 37°  /  ▼ 26°
Wind
3 mph SSW
Humidity
92%
Dew Point
25°
Pressure
29.94 inHg
Visibility
9 mi
UV Index
0.0
Cloud Cover
61%
Sunrise
6:45 AM
Sunset
8:04 PM
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WeatherAI™ Analysis

WeatherAI Analysis: Dorchester County is currently mostly cloudy at 26°C. Dry conditions are expected through the next 24 hours. Atmospheric instability is elevated (CAPE up to 2404 J/kg) — isolated convective development possible. Sunrise: 6:45AM · Sunset: 8:04PM.

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
52 AQI · Moderate Dominant: PM2.5 Air Quality
Hourly Forecast · Next 24 Hours
Now
26°
16%
1 AM
26°
27%
2 AM
26°
15%
3 AM
25°
15%
4 AM
25°
18%
5 AM
24°
8%
6 AM
23°
8%
7 AM
23°
4%
8 AM
24°
3%
9 AM
26°
3%
10 AM
28°
3%
11 AM
30°
11%
12 PM
32°
11%
1 PM
33°
11%
2 PM
36°
12%
3 PM
36°
12%
4 PM
35°
12%
5 PM
34°
3%
6 PM
34°
3%
7 PM
33°
3%
8 PM
32°
3%
9 PM
31°
3%
10 PM
30°
3%
11 PM
28°
3%
7-Day Forecast
Today
37° 26°
Partly Cloudy.
Tue
39° 26°
Mostly Clear with a 22% chance of rain.
Wed
38° 23°
Partly Cloudy with a 51% chance of rain.
Thu
38° 24°
Partly Cloudy with a 37% chance of rain.
Fri
37° 21°
Heavy Rain, 82% chance.
Sat
34° 21°
Rain, 90% chance.
Sun
33° 21°
Rain, 71% chance.
TimeTempConditionsPrecipWindHumidity
Now 26° Mostly Cloudy 16% 3 mph SSW 92%
1 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 27% 3 mph SW 91%
2 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 15% 3 mph SW 91%
3 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 15% 3 mph SW 92%
4 AM 25° Partly Cloudy 18% 3 mph WSW 92%
5 AM 24° Mostly Clear 8% 3 mph WSW 92%
6 AM 23° Mostly Clear 8% 3 mph SW 91%
7 AM 23° Clear 4% 3 mph SW 89%
8 AM 24° Clear 3% 4 mph WSW 87%
9 AM 26° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph WSW 78%
10 AM 28° Partly Cloudy 3% 4 mph W 71%
11 AM 30° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph W 63%
12 PM 32° Mostly Clear 11% 4 mph W 57%
1 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 11% 4 mph W 52%
2 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 12% 5 mph W 46%
3 PM 36° Partly Cloudy 12% 5 mph WSW 47%
4 PM 35° Partly Cloudy 12% 5 mph WSW 48%
5 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 3% 6 mph SW 49%
6 PM 34° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SW 53%
7 PM 33° Partly Cloudy 3% 5 mph SSW 60%
8 PM 32° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph SSW 64%
9 PM 31° Mostly Clear 3% 6 mph SSW 66%
10 PM 30° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SSW 68%
11 PM 28° Mostly Clear 3% 5 mph SSW 69%
15-Day Forecast
Today
8/17
Partly Cloudy
16%
26°
37°
Tue
8/18
Mostly Clear
22%
26°
39°
Wed
8/19
Partly Cloudy
51%
23°
38°
Thu
8/20
Partly Cloudy
37%
24°
38°
Fri
8/21
Heavy Rain
82%
21°
37°
Sat
8/22
Rain
90%
21°
34°
Sun
8/23
Rain
71%
21°
33°
Mon
8/24
Rain
68%
21°
34°
Tue
8/25
Rain
68%
21°
33°
Wed
8/26
Rain
77%
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°
Mon
8/31
Drizzle
60%
21°
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, 02:00'Z' · F0 · 130 (13 km CONUS/NA)
Hodograph · kt
10 20 30 40 SM
0–1 1–3 3–6 6–9 km
Instability
SBCAPE1713 J/kg
MLCAPE1547 J/kg
MUCAPE2172 J/kg
SBCIN-112 J/kg
MLCIN-93 J/kg
Lifted Index-4.1
Kinematics
0–6 km Shear11 kt
0–1 km Shear7 kt
Eff. Shear16 kt
0–1 km SRH-15
0–3 km SRH16
Eff. SRH16
Storm Motion59° @ 13 kt
0–1 km EHI-0.2
Composite Parameters
Sig. Tornado0.0
STP (eff)0.0
Supercell0.0
K-Index35.9
Thermo & Levels
PWAT2.39 in
0–3 km LR4.7 °C/km
700–500 LR5.7 °C/km
Total Totals45.2
LCL995 hPa
LFC786 hPa
EL138 hPa
Freezing Lvl16,542 ft