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Heavy Rain and Thunderstorms in the Plains; Snow in the Northern Rockies; Heavy Rain in Guam

A storm system moving over the Rockies today will bring marginal risks for excessive rainfall and severe thunderstorms from parts of New Mexico into western South Dakota. Heavy snow expected from northwestern Wyoming into southern Montana. Ongoing heavy showers and thunderstorms from Invest 96W could result in localized flash flooding, particularly in central or southern Guam early this morning. Read More >

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fair

75°F

24°C

Humidity 55%
Wind Speed SW 3 mph
Barometer 29.99 in
Dewpoint 58°F (14°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 15 Oct 6:35 pm EDT
Extended Forecast for

Sassafrass Mountain SC

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the evening.

    Low: 50 °F

    Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind.

    Low: 44 °F

    Clear

  • Friday

    Friday: Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind.

    High: 62 °F

    Sunny

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.

    Low: 46 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 67.

    High: 67 °F

    Sunny

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.

    Low: 52 °F

    Partly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 50 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.

    High: 60 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.

    Low: 40 °F

    Chance
    Showers then
    Partly Cloudy

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
Clear, with a low around 50. Calm wind becoming north around 6 mph in the evening.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 67. Light and variable wind.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 44. Calm wind.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 62. Light and variable wind.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Calm wind.
Saturday
Sunny, with a high near 67.
Saturday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 60.
Sunday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 41.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 45.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Sassafrass Mountain SC
 35.07°N 82.76°W (Elev. 2802 ft)
Last Update:
1:19 pm EDT Oct 15, 2025
Forecast Valid:
6pm EDT Oct 15, 2025-6pm EDT Oct 22, 2025
 
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