Forecast and Conditions for Dorchester, South Carolina

Updated: 5:30 PM EDT on July 24, 2008
Observed at Summerville, Summerville, South Carolina
Temperature 87.2 °F / 30.7 °C
Humidity 49%
Dew Point 66 °F / 19 °C
Wind NW at 1.0 mph / 1.6 km/h
Pressure 30.01 in / 1016.1 hPa (Steady)
Conditions Scattered Clouds
Visibility 9.0 miles / 14.5 kilometers
Clouds (FEW) : 6000 ft / 1828 m
Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 7500 ft / 2286 m
Yesterday's Maximum 90 °F / 32 °C
Yesterday's Minimum 73 °F / 22 °C
Normal high 91 °F / 32 °C
Normal low 73 °F / 22 °C
Record high 100 °F / 37 °C (1983)
Record low 66 °F / 18 °C (2007)
Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days 17
Sunrise06:29 AM (EDT)
Sunset08:26 PM (EDT)
Moon Rise11:55 PM (EDT)
Moon Set12:40 PM (EDT)
Moon Phase
Forecast as of 3:56 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

Now
Through 6 PM...isolated showers and thunderstorms will develop as the sea breeze advances inland across southeast South Carolina. A few locations will briefly receive heavy rainfall rates of one half to one inch per hour...wind gusts exceeding 30 mph and occasional cloud to ground lightning strikes.
Forecast as of 4:02 PM EDT on July 24, 2008

Tonight
Partly cloudy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Patchy fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 60s. Southeast winds around 5 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Friday
Sunny in the morning...then becoming partly cloudy. Patchy fog in the morning. Highs in the lower 90s. East winds around 5 mph.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds around 5 mph.
Saturday
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening. Lows in the lower 70s. South winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Sunday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Sunday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 70s.
Monday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Tuesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the lower 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Wednesday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 20 percent.
Thursday
Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent.
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