Powerful Winter Storm from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast; Severe Thunderstorms in the Midwest and Ohio Valley

A rapidly-intensifying storm is expected to bring heavy snow, blizzard conditions, and icing from the Upper Midwest through the Great Lakes and Northeast. Scattered severe thunderstorms may produce severe/damaging wind gusts and a couple of tornadoes across parts of the Midwest and lower Ohio Valley through the evening. Arctic air will expand across the central and southern U.S.. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fog

50°F

10°C

Humidity 94%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 30.04 in
Dewpoint 49°F (9°C)
Visibility 0.50 mi
Last update 28 Dec 6:55 pm EST
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles ESE Sunset SC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain after 2am.  Patchy fog.  Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Low: 52 °F

    Chance Rain
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Monday

    Monday: A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am.  Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 46 by 5pm. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.  New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    High: 57 °F

    Chance Rain
    then Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm  after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 25 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind.

    High: 49 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light northwest wind.

    Low: 26 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

    High: 55 °F

    Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

    Low: 30 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • New Year's Day

    New Year's Day: Sunny, with a high near 58.

    High: 58 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

    Low: 33 °F

    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A chance of rain before midnight, then a chance of rain after 2am. Patchy fog. Otherwise, cloudy, with a low around 52. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 9 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday
A 30 percent chance of rain before 7am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a temperature falling to around 46 by 5pm. West northwest wind 9 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 25. Northwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming calm after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 49. Calm wind.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Light northwest wind.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 55.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 30.
New Year's Day
Sunny, with a high near 58.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Friday Night
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Saturday
A 50 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 56.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38.
Sunday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.
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Point Forecast:
5 Miles ESE Sunset SC
 34.95°N 82.78°W (Elev. 1243 ft)
6:23 pm EST Dec 28, 2025
7pm EST Dec 28, 2025-6pm EST Jan 4, 2026
 
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