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Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Pickens County Airport (KLQK)

Lat: 34.81°NLon: 82.7°WElev: 1014ft.

Fog/Mist

64°F

18°C

Humidity 93%
Wind Speed Calm
Barometer 29.89 in
Dewpoint 61°F (16°C)
Visibility 3.00 mi
Last update 31 Mar 8:15 am EDT
Extended Forecast for

Lake Jocassee SC

  • Today

    Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm.  Patchy fog between 2pm and 3pm. High near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.  Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 69 °F

    Showers
    Likely and
    Patchy Fog
    then T-storms
    and Patchy
    Fog

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 10pm.  Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable  after midnight.  Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Low: 47 °F

    Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind.

    High: 71 °F

    Sunny

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. Calm wind.

    Low: 53 °F

    Increasing
    Clouds

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm.  Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Light east southeast wind.  Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    High: 69 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 62 °F

    Chance
    Showers

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.

    High: 79 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.

    Low: 64 °F

    Mostly Cloudy

  • Friday

    Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 83.

    High: 83 °F

    Partly Sunny

Detailed Forecast

Today
Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 5pm, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 5pm. Patchy fog between 2pm and 3pm. High near 69. Calm wind becoming southwest 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Tonight
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, then isolated showers between 8pm and 10pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing, with a low around 47. West southwest wind 5 to 7 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 71. Light and variable wind.
Tuesday Night
Increasing clouds, with a low around 53. Calm wind.
Wednesday
A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 69. Light east southeast wind. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Wednesday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 62. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Thursday
Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79.
Thursday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Friday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Friday Night
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Saturday
Partly sunny, with a high near 83.
Saturday Night
A 30 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64.
Sunday
A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75.
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Point Forecast:
Lake Jocassee SC
 34.97°N 82.97°W (Elev. 1102 ft)
6:24 am EDT Mar 31, 2025
8am EDT Mar 31, 2025-6pm EDT Apr 6, 2025
 
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