Forecast and Conditions for Conway, South Carolina

Updated: 6:15 PM EDT on August 20, 2008
Observed at Coastal Carolina University, Conway, South Carolina
Temperature 79.4 °F / 26.3 °C
Humidity 73%
Dew Point 70 °F / 21 °C
Wind ENE at 3.0 mph / 4.8 km/h
Pressure 30.03 in / 1016.8 hPa (Falling)
Conditions Mostly Cloudy
Visibility 7.0 miles / 11.3 kilometers
Clouds Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 5000 ft / 1524 m
Mostly Cloudy (BKN) : 9000 ft / 2743 m
Normal high 86 °F / 30 °C
Normal low 71 °F / 21 °C
Record high 95 °F / 35 °C (2005)
Record low 64 °F / 17 °C (1998)
Sunrise06:41 AM (EDT)
Sunset07:56 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise09:52 PM (EDT)
Moon Set10:28 AM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Coastal Flood Statement
Statement as of 3:57 PM EDT on August 20, 2008


... High risk of rip currents in effect from Thursday morning
through Thursday evening...

The combination of long period swells from distant Tropical Storm
Fay and strong easterly winds... will produce a high risk for rip
currents Thursday. The highest risk will be for the east facing
beaches of Pender... New Hanover... Horry and Georgetown counties.
The most likely times for these rip currents will be near low
tide... which will be around 545 PM.

A high risk for rip currents means that wind and or wave
conditions support particularly dangerous rip currents. Rip
currents that form may become life threatening to anyone entering
the surf.

Rip currents are strong narrow channels of water that flow away
from the beach. If you become caught in a rip current... remain
calm. Try to swim parallel to shore. Once you are away from the
force of the current... begin to swim back to the beach. Do not
attempt to swim directly against a rip current. Even a strong
swimmer can become exhausted quickly.

Always heed the advice of lifeguards. Pay attention to flags and
signs posted near beach access points and lifeguard stations.

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Forecast as of 4:31 PM EDT on August 20, 2008

Now
Isolated showers with light to moderate rainfall will move west across the area through 6 PM. Most of the showers will affect Horry County from Little River to the grand strand....and Georgetown County south of Litchfield Beach. Rainfall amounts will be a tenth of an inch...except around a half inch in the heavier showers.
Forecast as of 5:29 PM EDT on August 20, 2008

High risk of rip currents in effect from Thursday morning through Thursday evening...
Tonight
Partly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of showers. Lows in the lower 70s...except in the mid 70s at the beaches. East winds 10 to 15 mph.
Thursday
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of thunderstorms. A slight chance of rain in the morning...then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs in the mid 80s. East winds 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows around 70. East winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Friday and Friday Night
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 80s. Lows in the lower 70s. East winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Saturday through Monday Night
Partly cloudy. Highs in the upper 80s. Lows in the lower 70s.
Tuesday and Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s.
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