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The week ahead: Turning hotter and less stormy

/ July 26, 2026 at 11:06 PM

After a very wet weekend that included flooding rains at Mt. Pleasant and Isle of Palms, we should see a bit of a downtrend in rain chances as some of the deeper moisture that’s been hanging around this weekend moves offshore and further into the Atlantic. The pesky cold front that’s been hanging around will start the day just to our south, lifting north during the afternoon, so between this and the seabreeze, it’s still possible for a few afternoon thunderstorms to fire. Temperatures will run in the mid-70s Monday morning, topping out in the low to mid-90s in the afternoon. Heat indices should run around 102-106°, highest near the coast.

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