Weather in Hilton Head

14-day forecast · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 6:59 pm (EDT)

Now · clear 69 °F

Feels like: 69 °F
Low / high: 56 / 76 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 12 mph ENE

→ 30.17 inHg · steady

Today in Hilton Head: partly cloudy, 56 °F to 76 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the east-northeast (12 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 62 °F to 77 °F and a 1% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Thursday 29, at 77 °F. Next likely rain: Sunday 1 (38%).

Measured now at the airport

Hilton Head (KHXD), 3.4 mi away · 1 h 15 min ago

Visibility9.0 mi

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature72 °F

Wind8 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

76° 56°
Today
77° 62°
Thu 29
76° 62°
Fri 30
74° 64°
Sat 31
72° 65°
Sun 1
73° 65°
Mon 2
75° 63°
Tue 3
76° 65°
Wed 4
74° 63°
Thu 5
72° 59°
Fri 6
70° 55°
Sat 7
70° 54°
Sun 8
67° 55°
Mon 9
68° 53°
Tue 10

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 28	Partly cloudy	56 / 76 °F	0%	12 mph NE	3.2 ft	10:43 am · 11:04 pm	HRRR
Thu 29	Overcast	62 / 77 °F	1%	13 mph NE	3.3 ft	11:38 am	HRRR + NBM
Fri 30	Overcast	62 / 76 °F	0%	9 mph NE	2.4 ft	12:01 am · 12:40 pm	NBM
Sat 31	Overcast	64 / 74 °F	4%	18 mph NE	3.3 ft	1:05 am · 1:48 pm	NBM
Sun 1	Light drizzle	65 / 72 °F	38% · 1.49 in	16 mph NE	3.4 ft	1:12 am · 1:54 pm	NBM
Mon 2	Light drizzle	65 / 73 °F	38% · 1.10 in	17 mph NE	3.2 ft	2:17 am · 2:55 pm	NBM
Tue 3	Mainly clear	63 / 75 °F	12% · 0.01 in	14 mph NNE	3.0 ft	3:18 am · 3:54 pm	NBM
Wed 4	Partly cloudy	65 / 76 °F	21% · 0.09 in	12 mph ENE	2.8 ft	4:18 am · 4:50 pm	NBM
Thu 5	Light drizzle	63 / 74 °F	26% · 0.24 in	11 mph SSW	3.8 ft	5:14 am · 5:42 pm	NBM
Fri 6	Drizzle	59 / 72 °F	16% · 0.09 in	7 mph SW	3.8 ft	6:05 am · 6:30 pm	NBM
Sat 7	Light drizzle	55 / 70 °F	5% · 0.06 in	6 mph NW	3.2 ft	6:51 am · 7:14 pm	NBM
Sun 8	Light drizzle	54 / 70 °F	7% · 0.03 in	12 mph N	3.1 ft	7:32 am · 7:55 pm	NBM + ECMWF
Mon 9	Mainly clear	55 / 67 °F	14%	10 mph N	3.2 ft	8:12 am · 8:35 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Overcast	53 / 68 °F	10%	8 mph NNE	2.6 ft	8:49 am · 9:14 pm	ECMWF

Each hour comes from the best model for this spot: HRRR until Thursday 29 1:00 pm; then NBM until Sunday 8 2:00 pm; then ECMWF until Thursday 12 10:00 am; then GFS.

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear	Mainly clear	Partly cloudy	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	59°	57°	56°	61°	71°	76°	72°	68°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	5 NNE	5 NNE	5 NNE	8 NNE	10 NE	12 NE	12 ENE	10 NE
Humidity	71%	75%	85%	95%	77%	68%	75%	79%
UV	0	0	0	1	5	3	0	0
Model	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR	HRRR

Do the models agree?

High confidence

The models agree for the next few days: the forecast is fairly solid.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	76°	76°	76°	75°	73°	77°	76°
AIFS	74°	75°	76°	74°	72°	72°	73°
GFS	78°	80°	79°	77°	73°	70°	69°
ICON	75°	77°	76°	73°	72°	69°	76°
HRRR	76°	78°	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	75°	76°	76°	74°	72°	73°	75°
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	0	0	0	0	0.02 in	0.02 in	0
AIFS	0	0	0	0	0.02 in	0.02 in	0.05 in
GFS	0.00 in	0.00 in	0	0	0.51 in	1.27 in	0.01 in
ICON	0	0	0	0	0	0.96 in	0.11 in
HRRR	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	0	0	0	0	1.49 in	1.10 in	0.01 in
Confidence	high	high	high	high	low	low	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF	1326	1221	818	1429	1528	1729	1632
AIFS	13	14	10	16	16	16	18
GFS	1325	1225	1021	1729	1427	2638	1226
ICON	1123	1125	818	1328	1123	1430	922
HRRR	1232	1129	—	—	—	—	—
NBM	1524	1323	917	1829	1628	1726	1425
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Thu 29	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	2%	0%	12%	20%	22%	23%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	3%	3%	23%	61%	56%	20%
NBM (NOAA)	0%	1%	0%	4%	38%	38%	12%
Thunderstorm (NBM)	0%	0%	1%	5%	10%	7%	5%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

Next few weeks, compared with normal: a bit warmer, wetter and a near-normal sea.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	Above +4.3 °F	Well above +104%	Normal +0.2 °F	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.7 °F	A bit above +43%	A bit above +0.7 °F	67° / 59°
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +0.9 °F	Normal	Normal +0.4 °F	66° / 59°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Above +98%	Normal +0.4 °F	64° / 58°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal −0.2 °F	Well above +116%	Normal −0.2 °F	62° / 56°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Sea
November	A bit above +0.9 °F	Above +64%	—
December	Normal −0.2 °F	A bit above +46%	—
January	Normal −0.5 °F	Above +54%	—
February	Normal −0.7 °F	Above +78%	—
March	Normal −0.5 °F	Above +53%	—

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give.

Hilton Head climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Hilton Head is from April to May and from October to November: highs of 70 °F to 83 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

Hurricane season: from May to October, peaking in August. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 23 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Hilton Head, about 8 every 10 years; 6 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Debby, in August 2024.

60° 40°

JanJ
63° 42°

FebF
69° 48°

MarM
76° 55°

AprA
83° 63°

MayM
87° 70°

JunJ
91° 73°

JulJ
89° 73°

AugA
85° 69°

SepS
78° 60°

OctO
70° 49°

NovN
63° 43°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves	Cyclones
JanuaryJan	60°	40°	3.47 in	8	5.0	60°	3.1 ft	–
FebruaryFeb	63°	42°	2.94 in	7	5.2	59°	3.1 ft	–
MarchMar	69°	48°	3.28 in	8	6.9	61°	3.1 ft	–
AprilApr	76°	55°	3.40 in	7	8.1	66°	3.0 ft	–
MayMay	83°	63°	3.09 in	9	9.1	74°	2.8 ft	4
JuneJun	87°	70°	5.79 in	16	8.0	80°	2.5 ft	3
JulyJul	91°	73°	5.94 in	17	8.8	83°	2.5 ft	2
AugustAug	89°	73°	7.66 in	17	7.4	84°	2.6 ft	6
SeptemberSep	85°	69°	5.31 in	11	6.2	81°	3.2 ft	4
OctoberOct	78°	60°	3.43 in	7	6.0	76°	3.3 ft	3
NovemberNov	70°	49°	2.30 in	6	5.7	68°	3.5 ft	1
DecemberDec	63°	43°	3.16 in	8	4.7	63°	3.2 ft	–

Month	Water	Waves	Cyclones
Jan	60°	3.1 ft	–
Feb	59°	3.1 ft	–
Mar	61°	3.1 ft	–
Apr	66°	3.0 ft	–
May	74°	2.8 ft	4
Jun	80°	2.5 ft	3
Jul	83°	2.5 ft	2
Aug	84°	2.6 ft	6
Sep	81°	3.2 ft	4
Oct	76°	3.3 ft	3
Nov	68°	3.5 ft	1
Dec	63°	3.2 ft	–

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 49.76 in of rain on about 120 days and about 2,450 hours of sunshine.

Cyclones: how many tropical cyclones (tropical storms, hurricanes and typhoons) passed within 93 mi in each month from 1996 to 2025, according to IBTrACS (NOAA).

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now69 °Ffeels like 69 °F

Tomorrow62 / 77 °F

It's 69 °F now (feels like 69 °F). Today, 56 °F to 76 °F; tomorrow, 62 °F to 77 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Thu 29 1%
Fri 30 0%
Sat 31 4%
Sun 1 38% 1.49 in
Mon 2 38% 1.10 in
Tue 3 12% 0.01 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Sunday 1: 38% and 1.49 in.

No rain in the last 7 days.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity79%

Dew point62 °F

Humidity is 79% now and the dew point is 62 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now11 migood

Clouds8%

Visibility is good now (11 mi). No fog expected today.

UV index

Now0

Today's peak6moderate

Thu 29: 3 · Fri 30: 5 · Sat 31: 4

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady · now Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.1030.2030.30 30.11

Steady now (+0.02 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.03 inHg. Steady pressure: anglers expect normal activity. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityGood · 49

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Max wind
Tue 27	Partly cloudy	54 / 76 °F	10 mph NNE
Mon 26	Partly cloudy	57 / 74 °F	12 mph NNE
Sun 25	Overcast	58 / 74 °F	14 mph NNE
Sat 24	Partly cloudy	56 / 74 °F	15 mph NNE
Fri 23	Overcast	53 / 71 °F	10 mph NNE
Thu 22	Partly cloudy	51 / 74 °F	6 mph NNE
Wed 21	Clear sky	54 / 74 °F	9 mph NNE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Tue 20	Clear sky	51 / 74 °F	0	9 mph N
Mon 19	Clear sky	51 / 69 °F	0	13 mph NNE
Sun 18	Partly cloudy	51 / 66 °F	0	15 mph NNE
Sat 17	Overcast	59 / 75 °F	0	17 mph NNW
Fri 16	Overcast	68 / 85 °F	0	9 mph SW
Thu 15	Clear sky	68 / 86 °F	0	8 mph SSW
Wed 14	Partly cloudy	66 / 86 °F	0	7 mph SSW
Tue 13	Partly cloudy	66 / 85 °F	0	6 mph N
Mon 12	Clear sky	65 / 84 °F	0	9 mph WNW
Sun 11	Thunderstorm	69 / 78 °F	0.47 in	14 mph SW
Sat 10	Showers	74 / 83 °F	1.38 in	16 mph ESE
Fri 9	Light rain	70 / 76 °F	0.45 in	15 mph NE
Thu 8	Overcast	67 / 81 °F	0	7 mph NE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	67 / 81 °F	0.01 in	11 mph NE
Tue 6	Overcast	68 / 77 °F	0	13 mph NNE
Mon 5	Rain	69 / 74 °F	0.99 in	11 mph NNE
Sun 4	Light showers	74 / 82 °F	0.93 in	8 mph WSW
Sat 3	Light showers	74 / 79 °F	0.99 in	7 mph SSE
Fri 2	Heavy drizzle	75 / 87 °F	0.26 in	6 mph SE
Thu 1	Overcast	70 / 86 °F	0	9 mph ENE
Wed 30	Light drizzle	72 / 83 °F	0.05 in	9 mph E
Tue 29	Overcast	68 / 84 °F	0	8 mph E
Mon 28	Overcast	61 / 84 °F	0	7 mph SSE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Hilton HeadQuestions

What's the weather like today in Hilton Head?

Partly cloudy, from 56 °F to 76 °F, with a gentle breeze from the east-northeast (12 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Hilton Head?

On Thursday 29 the chance of rain is 1% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 56 °F and a high of 77 °F; the warmest day, Thursday 29.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 6 (moderate). Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.17 inHg and steady: −0.03 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Hilton Head?

The best time to visit Hilton Head is from April to May and from October to November: highs of 70 °F to 83 °F, about 7 rainy days a month and 7 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Hilton Head in October?

In October, Hilton Head normally sees highs of 78 °F and lows of 60 °F, with about 7 rainy days (3.43 in for the month) and 6 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 76 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Hilton Head?

The warmest is July, with average highs of 91 °F, and the coldest January, with lows of 40 °F. The wettest is August (7.66 in) and the driest, November.

When is hurricane season in Hilton Head?

Hurricane season: from May to October, peaking in August. In the last 30 years (1996–2025), 23 tropical cyclones passed within 93 mi of Hilton Head, about 8 every 10 years; 6 of them with hurricane-force winds (74 mph or more). The most recent: Debby, in August 2024.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 2.3 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 6:59 pm (local time).

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