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Partly Cloudy

Wind 6 mph
Pressure 29.99 in
Dewpoint 71°F
Humidity 49%

last updated at 4:56 PM on July 21, 2019

Forecast

Forecast for Charleston updated at 3:20 PM on July 21, 2019

Tonight Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph.
Monday Mostly sunny. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 90s, except around 90 near the coast. Heat index values up to 105. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Monday Night Mostly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the upper 70s. South winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday Partly sunny with a chance of thunderstorms. A chance of showers in the morning, then showers likely in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 80s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 70 percent.
Tuesday Night Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Southwest winds 10 to 15 mph, becoming west 5 to 10 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Wednesday Showers with a chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Chance of rain 90 percent.
Wednesday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Thursday Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Thursday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Friday Night Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 50 percent.
Saturday Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday Night Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday Partly sunny with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs around 90. Chance of rain 40 percent.

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Hot start to the second half of 2019

Jared Smith / July 1, 2019 at 9:34 AM

The second half of 2019 will get off to a fairly hot start, with heat indices running in the low 100s each afternoon. Scattered thunderstorms will provide relief, particularly later in the week. (Must be July in Charleston.)

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