South Carolina Weather: 02-22-2026

Good morning! I'm Aaron Jolly. And welcome to the South Carolina Weather Podcast — it's Sunday, February 22nd. If you woke up to rain and 50 degrees, buckle up, because winter just remembered it has a job to do. A cold front is bulldozing through right now. And it's bringing friends — winds gusting to 40 miles an hour. Strong enough to turn your trash cans into tumbleweeds. The National Weather Service has a Wind Advisory up until 10 P.M., so secure anything that might take flight. Down in Charleston, you've got a 48 percent chance of showers until 9 A.M., then skies clear fast. You'll hit 61 degrees by 11 A.M., but don't get comfortable. Temperatures nosedive through the 50s by sunset. Tonight drops to 32 degrees, but with winds howling at 16 miles an hour, it'll feel like 24. That's cover-your-plants cold. Head up to Columbia and the Midlands. And you're looking at a brief rain chance around 6 A.M., then sunshine. Highs hit 56 by late morning before tumbling into the 40s. Tonight bottoms out at 29 degrees with wind chills near 20. Northwest winds keep it feeling raw. Now the Upstate — Greenville, Spartanburg — you stay dry today, but cold. Highs only reach 50 degrees with steady winds. Tonight you drop to 26, but wind chills hit 22 degrees. That's 22 degrees colder than the thermometer says. Here's your week ahead. Monday stays brutally cold — upper 40s with frost concerns Monday night. Tuesday warms slightly to the low 50s. Wednesday and Thursday? Big rebound to the mid-60s, but rain returns Thursday. Friday and Saturday stay mild near 65 with scattered showers possible. Quick favor — if this helps you plan your day, share it with a neighbor. That's your forecast — we'll be back tomorrow.