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Rest of the work week: A beautiful Wednesday before shower and storm chances re-enter the picture

/ August 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM

Cooler and drier air will continue to push into the area overnight into Wednesday, yielding a well-deserved beautiful day across the Lowcountry with comfortable warmth and few clouds. We start the day in the mid-to-upper 60s, warming to the mid-80s in the afternoon. Dewpoints mixing down to the low 60s — and perhaps as low as the upper 50s — will feel quite good!

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Tuesday: Dewpoints drop further

/ August 25, 2025 at 9:24 PM

Dewpoints will continue to fall on Tuesday as drier air filters into the area, making for a comfortably warm day with plenty of sunshine to be had. We start the day in the low 70s, warming to the mid-to-upper 80s in the afternoon with just some fair weather cloud cover to be had. All in all, a welcomed nice day after yet another deluge in Mt. Pleasant on Monday.

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The week ahead: Drier, then cooler

/ August 24, 2025 at 9:09 PM

The main weather story this week will be much more pleasant than last week’s: cooler, drier air working into the area will bring along a decent early-fall preview to close out August, though a few storms will be possible heading into late week.

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