Weather

Around 78% of South Carolina is experiencing unusually dry conditions and 44% are officially in drought. The current status remains far less severe than historic droughts.

The Dominican Republic is dealing with dangerous floods, while Jamaica will likely be impacted by a major hurricane late this weekend.

As South Carolina enters peak fall foliage season, hidden dangers come with falling leaves.

Melissa is to crawl over the Caribbean. Heavy rains and dangerous flooding in Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic.

An unnamed hurricane, which struck the Grand Strand on October 31, 1899, remains the latest hurricane on record to make landfall on the Palmetto State.

Temperatures will have a slight rebound as the winds shift before the next cold front pushes through. See timing and impacts.

There is a high chance of a tropical wave developing over the next 7 days as it moves through the Caribbean. There is plenty of time to watch it, and it does not represent a threat to South Carolina.

Forecasters are monitoring two areas of disturbed weather in the Atlantic. The tropical wave that is in the central Atlantic has the better chance of developing once it moves into the Caribbean Sea.

The South Carolina State Fair will wrap up this weekend with sunny skies and above-normal temperatures before a cold front brings the chance of rain on Monday.

The recently declared La Niña is expected to persist through into the winter. The pattern often fuels increased tornadoes and severe weather across parts of the county.