Excessive Rainfall Possible for the Gulf Coast and Florida; October Heat Wave in California

A slow moving front will be the focus area for heavy to excessive rainfall and a threat for flash/urban flooding across parts of the Gulf Coast into central/northern Florida early this week. Abnormally hot, potentially record-breaking, temperatures will continue for southern California and stretch north toward the Bay Area and Central Valley this week. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fog/Mist

66°F

19°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.07 in
Dewpoint 64°F (18°C)
Visibility 5.00 mi
Last update 5 Oct 5:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Pickens SC

  • Today

    Today: Patchy fog before 11am.  Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 78 °F

    Patchy Fog
    then Partly
    Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    High: 74 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind.

    High: 78 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Clear, with a low around 51.

    Low: 51 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 84.

    High: 84 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 54.

    Low: 54 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.

    High: 81 °F

    Mostly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind becoming east northeast around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 54. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 8 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Tuesday Night
Clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 78. Calm wind.
Wednesday Night
Clear, with a low around 51.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 84.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 54.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 81.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 76.
Saturday Night
A 40 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Sunday
Showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Pickens SC
 34.88°N 82.73°W (Elev. 1020 ft)
2:23 am EDT Oct 5, 2026
5am EDT Oct 5, 2026-6pm EDT Oct 11, 2026
 
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