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Jared Smith founded @chswx on Twitter in 2008 as an experiment in disseminating weather data through social media. In the ensuing decade-and-a-half, @chswx has provided live coverage of tropical cyclones, tornadoes, severe weather, and even a couple bouts of winter weather to the good people of Charleston, SC.

Rest of the work week: Plenty of sunshine ahead

/ April 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM

After a cold front clears the area this evening, quiet weather will be the main story through Easter weekend. In the wake of the front, Wednesday will run about 10° cooler than Tuesday did as cooler and drier air moves in. Lows bottom out in the upper 40s, while highs peak right in the low to mid-70s, generally a few degrees below April 16 norms. It’ll be much less windy, thankfully, with winds generally 5-10 MPH.

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Tuesday: Dry front comes through with gusty winds

/ April 14, 2025 at 10:33 PM

Another warm day is on tap for Tuesday ahead of a cold front that’ll push through later in the afternoon. We’ll start the day around 60°, warming to the low to mid-80s in the afternoon despite increasing cloud cover with the frontal passage. A dearth of deep moisture, though, will keep any rain at bay. It’ll be a breezy day ahead of the front, with gusts pushing 30 MPH at times, so you’ll want to keep that in mind as the bridges may be a little trickier than normal as a result. Winds will calm down in the evening once the front is by, though.

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The week ahead: 80s to start and close the week, with a couple cooler days sandwiched in

/ April 13, 2025 at 10:31 PM

A generally quiet and warm week of weather (with a brief cooldown in the middle) lies ahead as we approach Easter, well-timed for spring break for Berkeley and Charleston’s school districts.

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Weekend forecast: A quiet and seasonably cool couple days ahead

/ April 11, 2025 at 10:43 PM

After a few thunderstorms rolled through with small hail and rainbows, we’ve got a quieter and cooler couple days teed up for the weekend as high pressure takes control. Saturday starts in the upper 40s, and we’ll warm to just the low 70s in the afternoon under partly cloudy skies. I wouldn’t totally rule out a shower in there somewhere, but the vast majority of us should get Saturday in without any precipitation issues.

Sunday will start a little cooler but end up a little warmer with brilliant sunshine expected. We start the day in the mid-40s, warming to the low to mid-70s in the afternoon, with humidity remaining low and comfortable throughout. All in all, a pretty enjoyable weekend of weather is coming up — hope you can take advantage!

Friday & the weekend: Front moves by Friday, cooler and quieter over the weekend

/ April 10, 2025 at 8:09 PM

Unsettled weather makes a brief return to the area overnight into Friday as a cold front works its way toward the coast. We’ll start the day on the mild — and perhaps the wet — side as temperatures bottom out just to around the mid-to-upper 50s. We’ll warm to the mid-70s in the afternoon with scattered showers and thunderstorms continuing to affect the area. Severe weather looks highly unlikely at this stage with meager instability, thankfully. Showers and thunderstorms will end by evening as the front moves by, setting the stage for a cool but quiet weekend.

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Thursday: Turning a little warmer; next rain chance Friday

/ April 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM

High pressure to our north, which has kept a cooler onshore flow in place that limited highs to the low 70s today, will slip offshore for Thursday, and we turn a bit warmer as a result. Expect to start Thursday right around 50°, just a touch below April 10 normals, warming to the mid-70s in the afternoon under partly cloudy skies. Should be a pleasant springtime day, all in all, especially if you like it a little warmer.

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Rest of the work week: A couple more quiet days; showers, maybe a storm Friday

/ April 8, 2025 at 9:41 PM

Quiet and generally pleasant weather continues for the next couple days as high pressure remains in control through Thursday ahead of the next front and accompanying rain chance Friday.

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Tuesday: Cooling off, drying out

/ April 7, 2025 at 10:30 PM

After a cold front comes through late Monday, Tuesday will turn out to be a much cooler and quieter day (weather-wise, anyway) as the front sweeps away the past week and change of more summerlike conditions. We’ll start Tuesday in the mid-50s, warming to just the low 70s in the afternoon under mostly sunny skies. It’ll feel quite different, but a bit more like early-to-mid-April, too.

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The week ahead: Stormy Monday, then turning more seasonable

/ April 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM

The recent late spring/early summer preview of the past week or so will come to an end on Monday as a cold front moves through the area, bringing more seasonable (if not somewhat cooler-than-normal) temperatures back to the Lowcountry for the second week of April.

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Weekend forecast: Warm and breezy, particularly Sunday

/ April 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM

Bridge Run Weekend will remain rain-free, though much warmer-than-normal temperatures will continue. Saturday starts in the mid-60s, perhaps at least tying the record warm low temperature for April 5 (65°) before highs head to the low to mid-80s in the afternoon under generally partly cloudy skies. The seabreeze comes through later in the afternoon, undercutting any stronger warming, so the record high of 89° set in 1978 appears safe. It’ll still be a bit breezy, with winds 15-20 MPH with higher gusts at times owing to our position between high pressure over the Atlantic and a strong, stalled storm system to the west.

We will turn even breezier for Sunday as the storm system starts to dislodge and move our direction. Once again, a record warm low temperature is in striking distance (68° set in 2023) to start the day before warming back to the low to mid-80s in the afternoon before the seabreeze moves through. A solid mix of sun and clouds will give the sky some character, but we stay rain-free for one more day (though a few showers will be possible late the further inland you go).

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