Charleston Weather Daily

Plenty of sunshine and warm temperatures lie ahead Sunday in the wake of Ophelia with highs getting into the mid-to-upper 80s in the afternoon with just a few clouds. We might flirt with 90° on Monday before the pattern changes up a bit to be cooler and a little more unsettled. Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts on Mastodon: chswx.social/@alerts B...

The weekend’s forecast isn’t too bad as Ophelia pulls away. We’ve got a cool and occasionally cloudy day ahead for Saturday with highs topping out generally in the upper 70s, while Sunday is much sunnier and warmer, with highs in the mid-to-upper 80s. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts o...

Potential Tropical Cyclone Sixteen – perhaps future Tropical Storm Ophelia – will churn well off our coast on Friday, bringing some showers, gusty winds, high surf, and rip currents to the area. Future Ophelia lifts northward throughout the day, and we start some gradual improvement Saturday before a really stellar finish to the weekend on Sunday. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023&hel...

Rain-free weather ends for a few days on Thursday as coastal low pressure develops and moves northward through the weekend, bringing gusty winds, heavy rain, beach erosion, rough surf, rip currents, and maybe some coastal flooding to the area. It could become subtropical or tropical, too, but that will likely not cause any changes in our expected impacts here at home. Good news is that it should b...

Wednesday will be another warm and generally quiet day across the Lowcountry before a stalled front over Florida begins to churn up some unsettled weather for the rest of the work week and into the weekend as low pressure develops. Watch for decent breezes at the coast as well as some periods of rain especially on Friday and Saturday. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx update...

Another nice day is ahead Tuesday with comfortable warmth and plenty of sunshine. Clouds increase Wednesday as a coastal trough develops, with showers a few storms possibly re-entering the weather conversation Thursday. Then, a surface low should begin to lift northward, bringing some gusty winds and occasional heavy rain to the area. (Whether it has tropical characteristics remains to be seen, bu...

We get the week ahead off to a solid start with a couple days to dry out after very heavy rainfall across much of the metro area Sunday. Temperatures will be reasonably warm – generally in the mid-80s – and humidity will be comfortable with dewpoints in the low 60s. After Wednesday, things could turn more unsettled as low pressure could spin up nearby, bringing some periods of rain and...

Showers and thunderstorms will figure prominently in Sunday’s forecast, particularly as we get into the afternoon and evening hours. (Be ready for rain at any point, though.) A few strong storms can’t be ruled out, but the chances are relatively low. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts on Masto...

Saturday looks great with highs in the mid-80s after lows in the low 60s across a good bit of the metro. There will be plenty of sunshine and not much humidity, so it should be very nice to get outdoors. Get it in on Saturday, because Sunday turns unsettled ahead of another cold front. Plus, a tropical update featuring the latest storm in the Atlantic, Tropical Depression Fifteen. Forecast post: c...

We get a break from the humidity for at least Friday and Saturday as cooler, drier high pressure builds in. Rain chances return Sunday evening as the aforementioned high pressure slips offshore and another front approaches. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts on Mastodon: chswx.social/@alerts Bluesky: bsky...

Watch for a few more showers and storms on Thursday as lingering moisture behind a front will keep rain chances around, particularly in the afternoon and evening. Highs top out in the upper 80s for perhaps the last time for the next week or so. From there, drier air moves in just in time for Friday and the weekend, and we should have a pretty nice few days ahead before shower chances return possib...

Expect showers and thunderstorms Wednesday afternoon into the evening ahead of a front that will be moving by overnight. Temperatures will top out in the upper 80s for the last time for a few days as the front will gradually usher in cooler and drier air by Friday. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts on Ma...

Another warm and muggy day is ahead for Tuesday with a few afternoon storms. A Wednesday cold front starts to cool things off a little Thursday before the airmass really turns over heading into the weekend, making for some beautiful weather. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts on Mastodon: chswx.social/@al...

Warm and muggy days with afternoon storms start the week, but another reminder of fall arrives for the second half of the week, with a particularly nice weekend coming up, it appears. Only major issue could be at the beaches, where swell from Lee increases the risk for rip currents and rough surf. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.s...

Another round of scattered showers and thunderstorms is possible Sunday, with the best chances moving inland as the day goes on. Temperatures top out in the upper 80s in the afternoon with heat indices in the low-to-mid-90s. Plus, status quo with Lee. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts on Mastodon: chswx....

Showers and thunderstorms return to the forecast, particularly Saturday, as low pressure aloft cuts off and hangs around along with a cold front stalled out to the west. It won’t be a total rainout, though – just be ready to bring some outdoor stuff inside. Plus, the latest on Margot and a weakening (at least temporarily) Lee. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx up...

Unsettled weather returns to the forecast for Friday and the weekend, with scattered storms expected to close the work week. Rain chances peak Saturday as a mid-level low meanders by before it weakens and lifts away as an open wave on Sunday. Temperatures will run in the low 90s Friday, but will head back into the mid-to-upper 80s for the weekend. We continue to watch Lee, which is now a powerful...

We may tie the record high of 95° on Thursday with one more day of warm and rain-free conditions before the pattern turns more unsettled heading into Friday and the weekend. Plus, the latest on Lee. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts on Mastodon: chswx.social/@alerts Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/c… In...

We’re back into the mid-90s again on Wednesday as this late-season warm spell rolls on. Expect heat indices to peak around 100° with a little more humidity working into the area. Partly cloudy to mostly sunny skies will continue through Thursday before a slight afternoon storm chance returns Friday. Plus, the latest on newly-christened Tropical Storm Lee, which is forecast to become a powerf...

Mid-90s heat starts to arrive Tuesday and will hang around through Thursday, but with plenty of sunshine. Storm chances, however slight, return Friday. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts on Mastodon: chswx.social/@alerts Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/c… Instagram: instagram.com/chswx Facebook: facebook...

Labor Day weekend is looking outstanding across the Charleston metro area, with plenty of sunshine, reasonable humidity, and comfortably warm temperatures (especially Saturday and Sunday). Just watch for minor tidal flooding at times of high tide. Programming note: The next episode will drop on Monday evening, barring any unexpected weather issues that come our way. Enjoy the holiday weekend! Fore...

We begin meteorological fall Friday with a nice taste of the season as lows bottom out in the mid-60s with highs in the mid-80s in the afternoon with comfortable humidity and plenty of sunshine. We keep this going into the weekend, too, with a gradual warming trend beginning Sunday. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx We...

Idalia pays a visit to the Lowcountry on Wednesday into early Thursday as a weakening tropical storm with gusty winds, heavy rain, very high tides, and maybe a tornado or two. Here’s what to expect. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on the social Web: Mastodon: chswx.social/@chswx Weather alerts on Mastodon: chswx.social/@alerts Bluesky: bsky.app/profile/c&hell...

We’ve got one more day to get ready for Idalia, and it’ll be predictably warm and muggy with showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Idalia’s main impacts will gradually ramp up Wednesday, peak later Wednesday into early Thursday morning, and then taper off throughout the day Thursday. (Friday looks great.) Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023… Follow @chswx updates on t...

We start the work week out on a muggy and occasionally stormy note with highs in the low 90s on Monday and upper 80s on Tuesday. From there, Tropical Storm Idalia will be the main weather-maker, with heavy rain, coastal flooding, and gusty winds the main concerns. Once Idalia leaves, the weather turns somewhat pleasant as the calendar turns to September. Forecast post: chswx.com/blog/2023…...