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Extremely critical fire weather conditions are expected to develop across the Great Basin and Southwest today, and exceptionally dry and windy conditions will promote rapid wildfire spread through the weekend. Scattered severe thunderstorms and heavy rain are possible across parts of the Ozark Plateau into lower Ohio Valley and parts of the northern Rockies into adjacent Great Plains. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Overcast

67°F

19°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.15 in
Dewpoint 65°F (18°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 26 Jun 8:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

4 Miles NNE Pickens SC

  • Today

    Today: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.

    High: 87 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm  in the evening.

    Low: 70 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.

    High: 91 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 71 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.

    High: 92 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    T-storms

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm.  Mostly clear, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.

    High: 92 °F

    Sunny then
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.

    Low: 73 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 93.

    High: 93 °F

    Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 87. Calm wind becoming south southwest around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Saturday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 91. West southwest wind 5 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 71. West southwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92. Calm wind.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 7pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 92.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 73.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 93.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 73.
Wednesday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 96.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 74.
Thursday
Sunny and hot, with a high near 97.
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Point Forecast:
4 Miles NNE Pickens SC
 34.92°N 82.67°W (Elev. 1099 ft)
6:39 am EDT Jun 26, 2026
8am EDT Jun 26, 2026-6pm EDT Jul 2, 2026
 
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