James Island, SC Weather Forecast
Charleston County, South Carolina
Live radar, warnings and storm tracking for James Island, with free alerts the moment it counts.
The next few hours
Taller, warmer bars mean heavier rain. Dotted means no reading for that hour.
Hour by hour
Sunrise and sunset
Next five days, scored 0 to 100The first day or two use the HRRR and NBM cloud layers. Later days only have total cloud, so treat them as a rough guide.
Know when sunset at this place will be worth a photo
We score every sunrise and sunset here from the cloud, haze and smoke forecast, and let you know when one is likely to light up. Sunrise the evening before, sunset a few hours ahead.
Seven-day outlook
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James Island, SC at a glance
James Island is home to about 11,903 people in Charleston County, across 4.7 square miles. It ranks 39th by population of 100 places in South Carolina with a forecast here. The nearest neighbour with its own forecast is Mount Pleasant, 7 miles away.
- County
- Charleston County
- Population
- 11,903 2023 est.
- Land area
- 4.7 sq mi
- People per sq mi
- 2,509
- Forecast point
- 32.7361°N, 79.9372°W
How well can the network see James Island?
The nearest Doppler radar is KCLX (Charleston, SC), to the W. Its lowest scan passes about 5,100 ft above James Island. The beam is above the lowest few thousand feet here, so a warning for James Island can come before anything looks dramatic on radar.
The closest weather station is KJZI (Charleston Exec). Close enough that its readings are the conditions in town.
Forecasts near James Island
- Mount Pleasant, SC7 mi
- Charleston, SC7 mi
- Isle of Palms, SC12 mi
- Hanahan, SC14 mi
- North Charleston, SC15 mi
- Hollywood, SC15 mi
- Ravenel, SC17 mi
- Goose Creek, SC18 mi
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