Dorchester, South Carolina

Local Time: 7:55 PM EDT (GMT -04) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 33.1° N 80.4° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Invest 95 (East Pacific) Tropical Depression Five (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Summersville, South Carolina (Airport)

Updated: 7:35 PM EDT on July 09, 2009

73 °F

Scattered Clouds

Humidity:	83%
Dew Point:	68 °F
Wind:	4 mph from the East
Pressure:	30.09 in (Rising)
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	0 out of 16
Clouds:	Scattered Clouds 8000 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	56 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KDYB)
Wind Speed:	3.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	80° (East)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Summersville	73 °F	Scattered Clouds	7:35 PM EDT
	Moncks Corner	73 °F	Overcast	7:55 PM EDT
	Walterboro	72 °F	Overcast	7:35 PM EDT
	Charleston	75 °F	Mostly Cloudy	6:56 PM EDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal (KCHS)

91 °F

72 °F

Record (KCHS)

103 °F (1986)

59 °F (1972)

Yesterday

86 °F

67 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 12

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Columbia Owens	87°F
Columbia	87°F
Orangeburg	86°F
Charleston	85°F
Anderson	84°F

State Lows:
Greenwood	64°F
Beaufort MCAS	66°F
Anderson	66°F
Orangeburg	66°F
Charleston	66°F

Astronomy

July 9, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:20 AM EDT

8:33 PM EDT

Civil Twilight

5:51 AM EDT

9:01 PM EDT

Nautical Twilight

5:16 AM EDT

9:36 PM EDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:39 AM EDT

10:13 PM EDT

Moon

10:04 PM EDT

8:15 AM EDT

Length Of Visible Light:

15h 09m

Length of Day

14h 13m

Tomorrow will be 0m 50s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 94% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Dorchester, SC

73 °F

Scattered Clouds

at 7:35 PM EDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 29437

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Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday	Monday
85° F \| 67° F	88° F \| 67° F	90° F \| 67° F	92° F \| 70° F	94° F \| 72° F
T-storms 80% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Clear	Partly Cloudy	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Warmer than today.

Nowcast as of 6:02 PM EDT on July 9, 2009

Now

Through 8 PM...showers and isolated thunderstorms will continue to develop and move slowly southwest through portions of southeast South Carolina. Very heavy rain will be the main hazard. Rain amounts of 1 to 2 inches are possible in an hours time. Use extra caution if traveling this evening and watch for ponding of water where heavy rain falls.

Forecast for Dorchester

Updated: 7:40 PM EDT on July 9, 2009

Active Notice: Record Report, Local Storm Report (US Severe Weather)

Tonight

Mostly cloudy. Scattered showers and thunderstorms. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds around 5 mph. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Friday

Mostly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 20 percent.

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Friday Night

Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Saturday

Sunny. Highs around 90. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph... becoming east in the afternoon.

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Saturday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly clear. Lows in the upper 60s. South winds 5 to 10 mph in the evening...becoming light and variable.

Sunday

Sunny in the morning...then becoming partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 90s.

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Sunday Night

Partly cloudy in the evening...then becoming mostly clear. Lows around 70.

Monday

Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 20 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. A chance of showers and thunderstorms...mainly in the evening. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Wednesday

Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the lower 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.

Wednesday Night

Partly cloudy with a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the evening...then mostly clear with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after midnight. Lows in the mid 70s. Chance of rain 30 percent.

Thursday

Sunny in the morning...then becoming partly cloudy. A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the mid 90s. Chance of rain 30 percent. Heat index values up to 105.

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Air quality Forecast for Charleston

	Air quality:	AQ Index:	Pollutant:
Yesterday	Good		PM2.5
Yesterday	Good		OZONE
Current	Good		PM2.5
Current	Good		OZONE
Thursday	Good		OZONE
Friday	Good		OZONE
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Current Air Quality Yesterday's Peak

Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Yankees vs. Twins	12:10 PM CDT on July 09, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 72 °F
Indians vs. White Sox	1:05 PM CDT on July 09, 2009	Mostly Cloudy, 74 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 68° F/ 20° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 76 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 79 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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Blogs in This Area

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Charleston	palmettobug53	palmettobug53's Wunder Blog	7 hours ago
Charleston	Portlight	Portlight's Wunder Blog	9 hours ago
Charleston	KEHCharleston	KEHCharleston's Wunder Blog	4 days ago
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Temp.

Dew Point

Humidity

Wind

Pressure

Precipitation

Heat Index

Elevation

Updated

Type

Near Givhans Ferry State Park, Ridgeville, SC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

77.9 °F

57 °F

48%

East at 2.8 mph

29.93 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

56 ft

7:53 PM EDT

Rapid Fire

Summerville, Summerville, SC

High end IT for Charleston, SC, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

78.9 °F

64 °F

60%

North at 0.0 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

81 °F

88 ft

7:45 PM EDT

Normal

Website

APRSWXNET Summerville SC , Summerville, SC

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

79 °F

61 °F

55%

North at 0 mph

30.01 in

0.00 in / hr

80 °F

85 ft

7:30 PM EDT

MADIS

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Quail Arbor, Summerville, SC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75.7 °F

69 °F

79%

NNE at 0.0 mph

30.11 in

0.00 in / hr

77 °F

66 ft

7:52 PM EDT

Normal

NEAR CARNES CROSSROADS, Summerville, SC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73.7 °F

70 °F

87%

East at 0.0 mph

30.03 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

82 ft

7:55 PM EDT

Rapid Fire

APRSWXNET Summerville S, Summerville, SC

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

75 °F

72 °F

90%

WNW at 0 mph

30.06 in

0.00 in / hr

74 °F

45 ft

7:33 PM EDT

MADIS

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Summertrace, Summerville, SC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

77.1 °F

70 °F

80%

NE at 0.0 mph

30.08 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

88 ft

7:54 PM EDT

Normal

APRSWXNET Summerville SC , Summerville, SC

Meteorological Assimilation Data Ingest System, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

77 °F

71 °F

81%

NNE at 0 mph

30.07 in

0.00 in / hr

79 °F

26 ft

7:26 PM EDT

MADIS

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Nature At Its Best, Round O, SC

Colleton County Weather, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73.0 °F

72 °F

95%

South at 0.0 mph

30.10 in

0.00 in / hr

42 ft

7:55 PM EDT

Rapid Fire

Website

Goose Creek - Near Walmart, Goose Creek, SC

My Weather Station Blog / Event Log, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

80.1 °F

70 °F

72%

ENE at 2.7 mph

30.04 in

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

40 ft

4:46 PM EDT

Rapid Fire

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Spring Grove Landfill, North Charleston, SC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

74.1 °F

70 °F

88%

NE at 0.0 mph

30.08 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

36 ft

7:55 PM EDT

Normal

Pepperhill / Fennell Container, North Charleston, SC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

74.3 °F

70 °F

88%

NNE at 3.0 mph

30.11 in

0.00 in / hr

73 °F

60 ft

7:55 PM EDT

Normal

Goose Creek, Goose Creek, SC

KSCGOOSE3, Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

73.6 °F

74 °F

100%

North at 0.0 mph

31.01 in

0.00 in / hr

39 ft

7:55 PM EDT

Rapid Fire

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Sedgefield - Westfield Ave, Goose Creek, SC

Set as Default Current Conditions, Historical Data & Charts

74.6 °F

68 °F

81%

SW at 0.0 mph

30.09 in

0.00 in / hr

75 °F

36 ft

7:54 PM EDT

Normal

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Warnings and Notices

There are currently no warnings or advisories for this location.

	Record Report
Statement as of 2:12 am EDT on July 09, 2009 ... Record daily maximum rainfall set at Charleston International Airport... A record rainfall of 4.15 inches was set at the Charleston International Airport yesterday. This breaks the old record of 2.84 inches set back in 1950.

	Local Storm Report
07/08/2009 0745 PM 6 miles WSW of Goose Creek, Dorchester County. Flash flood, reported by law enforcement. Warning point reported 1 car stranded along Patriot Blvd in Wescott Plantation. 07/08/2009 0810 PM Oakbrook, Dorchester County. Flash flood, reported by law enforcement. Warning point reported 5 cars stranded along Middleton Blvd in the Ashborough East subdivision. 07/08/2009 0800 PM 1 miles WNW of Archdale, Dorchester County. Flash flood, reported by public. Significant flooding along indigo fields Blvd with at least 1-1.5 feet of water covering the street. Many homes have water getting into garages... but not the main living areas of the homes. 07/08/2009 0800 PM 2 miles N of Archdale, Dorchester County. Flash flood, reported by public. Streets on Dorchester Manor Blvd are flooded with at least 1 foot of water covering the Road. Water is now significantly flooding front and backyards.