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A joint service of the UK Ag Weather Center and the National Weather Service.
...Lake and Supplemental Coastal Observations... STATION/POSITION TIME TEMP WIND PRES WAVE SWELL AIR SEA DIR/SP/G HT/PER HT/PER/DIR (UTC) (F) (DEG/KT/KT) (MB) (FT/S) (FT/S/D) Winyah Bay 1845 73 190/ 15 1018.0S Lake Murray 1850 74 250/ 12/ 17 N/A Chrlstn Harbor 1848 71 70 200/ 17/ 20 1018.6F ACE Basin NERRS 1845 78 230/ 2 1018.0F Fort Pulaski 1848 73 70 200/ 10/ 16 1019.4F Sapelo Island 1900 76 160/ 10 1020.0 Current Temperatures, Dewpoint, RH, Wind, Regional Obs, Surface 4-Panel Current Agricultural Weather Conditions in South Carolina Based on observations at 300pm EDT, Wednesday April 24, 2024 Across South Carolina...temperatures are near 74 degrees west, near 80 degrees central, and near 80 degrees east. Current sky conditions are mostly sunny west, mostly sunny central, and mostly sunny east. In the west, relative humidity is near 42%, and the dew point is near 50 degrees. In the central part of the state, relative humidity is near 39%, and the dew point is near 53 degrees. In the east, relative humidity is near 37%, and the dew point is near 52 degrees. Winds are from the southwest at 13 mph with gusts at 22 mph west, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are from the west at 16 mph central, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Winds are from the southwest at 12 mph with gusts at 20 mph east, where conditions are not favorable for spraying due to strong winds. Based on current available observations, the highest temperature is 81 degrees at Sumter Shaw and Orangeburg. The lowest temperature is 72 degrees at North Myrtle Beach and Myrtle Beach.
Current NOWCAST not available: Nowcasts are not issued routinely during fair weather. Only when precipitation or other significant weather is occuring in this county will these forecasts be issued. Currently, there is no short term forecast in effect. US Radar, All NWS Radars (In near-real time), Current Livestock Heat Stress Index (LSI), Current Wind Chill Map Hazardous Weather Outlook For HORRY County Hazardous report currently not available NWS Severe Weather Map , Convective Outlook Current FORECAST not available 12-48 Hr Surface Forecast Maps, TWC 4-Panel Surface Forecast, Fire Danger, Day 1 Precip, Day 2 Precip, Days 1-5 Precip, Severe Weather Pot.-Day 1, Day 2 Medium & Long Range Outlook For South Carolina S CAROLINA --------------------------------------------- 6 TO 10 DAY 8 TO 14 DAY 30 DAY 90 DAY APR 30-MAY 4 MAY 2-MAY 8 JUN JUN-AUG ----------- ----------- -------- --------- Temperature: Above Above Precipitation: Below Below .... Medium and long range outlooks provided by NCEP/K. Thomas Priddy5 Day Rainfall Forecast, 6 to 10 Day , 8 to 14 Day , Text, 30-Day Outook, 90-Day Outook, 120-Day Outlook Almanac Information Wednesday April 24, 2024 the 115th Day of Year --------------------------------------------------- SUN Declination 13.360000 Distance 0.999718 AU Rise 06:41 EDT Set 20:03 EDT Transit Meridian 13:21 EDT Civil Twilight Begins 06:16 EDT Ends 20:28 EDT Calculations made for central point in the state. Time in ET -- and will vary due to location and elevation -- Priddy Historical Weather And Climate Facts For Today APRIL 24TH HISTORIC WEATHER EVENTS ...1899... Two women and one son lived to tell the story of being picked up by a tornado and carried more than a fourth of a mile, flying far above the church steeples, before being gently set down again. The young boy and one of the ladies said they had the pleasure of flying alongside a horse. The horse "kicked and struggled" as it flew high above, and was set down unharmed about a mile away. (The Weather Channel) ...1908... Severe thunderstorms spawned eighteen tornadoes over across the Central Gulf Coast States claiming the lives of 310 persons. The state of Mississippi was hardest hit. A tornado near Hattiesburg MS killed 143 persons and caused more than half a million dollars damage. Four violent tornadoes accounted for 279 of the 310 deaths. The deadliest of the four tornadoes swelled to a width of 2.5 miles as it passed near Amite LA. The tornado also leveled most of Purvis MS. (David Ludlum) (The Weather Channel) ...1925... Louisville's and Bowling Green's warmest April temperature: 91 and 96 degrees, respectively. Also, Lexington's earliest 90 degree temperature (90 degrees). (NWS Louisville) ...1980... Three of eight helicopters were damaged in a sandstorm during a failed-attempt to rescue 52 American hostages held in Iran. The hostages were later released on January 20, 1981. ...2005... The latest measurable snowfall on record occurred across parts of Kentucky last year. The snow was the result of cold air and moisture wrapping around an area of low pressure located over the northeast United States. Accumulating snow was mainly confined to the ridgetops and higher elevations of extreme east Kentucky but at least a few flakes were reported just about everywhere. Some amounts reported from across eastern and central Kentucky include...0.6 inches in Booneville...1.0 inch at Jeremiah...1.2 inches at the Jackson Weather Office...1.5 inches at Cumberland...4.0 inches at Lynch...and 5.0 inches at Closplint. (NWS Jackson) Ag Weather Center, Department of Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering, University of Kentucky |