South Carolina weather live forecast

Today's maximum temperature in South Carolina is expected to be 86°F. Select a day from the live weather forecast for South Carolina (Columbia), USA for more weather parameters.

Tuesday
4th Aug
86

75

5

6
Wednesday
5th Aug
86

73

4

5
Thursday
6th Aug
90

73

6

8
Friday
7th Aug
91

73

6

9
Saturday
8th Aug
93

75

6

9

5-day weather forecast updated at 04:00 on Tuesday 4th August 2026 GMT

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The 5-day weather forecast for South Carolina (Columbia) is provided by the Swiss meteorological agency, meteoblue. Find out more about our data sources.

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South Carolina weather for Tuesday 4th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in South Carolina with a maximum temperature of 86°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 6 (High) and 5 hours of bright sunshine. There are 10-20 mm of rainfall expected with 77% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 2 mph from the east.

86
°F maximum temperature
75
°F minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
5
hours of sunshine
6
UV index (High)
77
% chance of some rain
<20
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
2
mph wind from E

South Carolina weather for Wednesday 5th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in South Carolina with a maximum temperature of 86°F, moderate levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 5 (Moderate) and 4 hours of bright sunshine. There are 2-5 mm of rainfall expected with 71% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 4 mph from the south.

86
°F maximum temperature
73
°F minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
4
hours of sunshine
5
UV index (Moderate)
71
% chance of some rain
<5
mm of rainfall expected
M
moderate heat & humidity
4
mph wind from S

South Carolina weather for Thursday 6th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in South Carolina with a maximum temperature of 90°F, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 8 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 5-10 mm of rainfall expected with 82% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 4 mph from the south.

90
°F maximum temperature
73
°F minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
8
UV index (Very High)
82
% chance of some rain
<10
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
4
mph wind from S

South Carolina weather for Friday 7th August 2026

Expect isolated thunderstorms in South Carolina with a maximum temperature of 91°F, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0-2 mm of rainfall expected with 49% chance of some rain and little or no wind of 3 mph from the south.

91
°F maximum temperature
73
°F minimum temperature
isolated thunderstorms
6
hours of sunshine
9
UV index (Very High)
49
% chance of some rain
<2
mm of rainfall expected
H
high heat & humidity
3
mph wind from S

South Carolina weather for Saturday 8th August 2026

Expect broken clouds in South Carolina with a maximum temperature of 93°F, high levels of heat & humidity, maximum UV of 9 (Very High) and 6 hours of bright sunshine. There are 0 mm of rainfall expected and little or no wind of 2 mph from the south.