Weather

Roller coaster-like weather is helping to enhance pollen readings across the state with elm, juniper, pine and being the top allergens.

The WMO has retired the name Melissa from its Atlantic basin naming lists after the Category 5 system became the strongest hurricane on record to make landfall in Jamaica.

The South Carolina Emergency Management Division is partnering with the National Weather Service and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources to promote awareness of the dangers associated with severe storms, tornadoes and flash flooding, while urging South Carolinians to take appropriate steps to stay safe.

Data from the Southeast Regional Climate Center, shows that South Carolina had a cooler and drier winter than is typical despite at least two winter storms and an Arctic blast of cold air.

It’s the time of the year, ding! Your car’s tire pressure sensor light is on! You can blame it on the weather.

The National Hurricane Center is expanding its use of artificial intelligence tools to enhance hurricane tracking and intensity forecasts. The 2026 hurricane season will begin on June 1, 2026.

Model guidance uses data from the first blooms of the cloned lilac cultivar and two cloned honeysuckle cultivars to determine the leaf out process.

A widespread rainfall event is expected to bring 0.5 to 2 inches of much-needed precipitation from Sunday into Monday. It will not be enough to eliminate the ongoing drought.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported a magnitude 2.9 earthquake occurred near Summerville, South Carolina on Saturday evening.

Two cold fronts are expected to cross the Palmetto State this week. Temperatures will remain well-below-average to end the week and into the weekend. Strong winds, too! There is a warm-up on the horizon.