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North Charleston Steel Erection

North Charleston, SC · Updated Tue, Jul 28, 3:07 PM

Current Conditions

KCHS
Heat Advisoryuntil Wed 2:30 AMHeat Advisoryuntil Wed 2:30 AM
19mph

forecasted gust

10mph

observed sustained

SSW
96°FMostly SunnyH: 96° · L: 79°
Observed 1:56 PM

Daylight

6:03 AM – 8:50 PM

14.8 hrs daylight

Working: 15 hrs

Crane Hours

~13.8 hrs

Mobile Hydraulic / 30 mph gust limit

Today's Erection Grade

C
Fair— increased monitoring

Score: 91 / 100

Wind
98
Precip
100
Lightning
100
Temp
45

⚠Brief wind window (1 of 6 working hrs at planning threshold)

⚠Heat index 107°F > 105°F (cap: C)

7-Day Erection Grade Forecast

Tap a day for the detailed breakdown

Today's Outlook

Wind gusts in the 16–20 mph range, peak near 8 PM. Heat index reaches 107°F around 3 PM, NWS Danger zone.

Peak Forecasted Gust (10-day)

29 mph

Peak on Sun, Aug 2

Precipitation (3-Day Peak)

20%

Highest on Wed, Jul 29

Heat Index (Today Peak)

107°F

OSHA Danger — limit outdoor work

Gust Exceedance Probability

Threshold
Today
Jul 28
Peak: 21 mph
Tomorrow
Jul 29
Peak: 19 mph
Day 3
Jul 30
Peak: 17 mph
Day 4-5
Jul 31 – Aug 1
Peak: 24 mph
Day 6-7
Aug 2 – 3
Peak: 29 mph
Day 8-10
Aug 4 – 6
Peak: 25 mph
20 mphPlanning threshold
52%16%6%78%94%76%
24 mphCrane operations suspended
2%4%0%18%64%38%
35 mphAll steel erection suspended
0%0%0%0%4%2%
50 mphSevere threshold
0%0%0%0%0%0%
88 mphASCE 37 construction wind
0%0%0%0%0%0%

Probability = % of ensemble members predicting gusts at or above threshold in each time window. Based on ECMWF IFS ensemble.

Updated 3:07 PM

10-Day Ensemble Gust Forecast

Shaded band = 10th–90th percentile range. Dashed gray = ensemble maximum. Dashed colored lines = gust thresholds. Hover/tap for details.

Hourly Detail

NWS sustained wind · Ensemble forecasted gusts · * NWS gust estimate · Off-hours

Status·TimeSustainedForecasted GustDirConditions
3:00 PM12 mph16 mph
SW
Mostly Sunny
4:00 PM13 mph17 mph
SW
Partly Sunny
5:00 PM14 mph18 mph
SW
Mostly Sunny
6:00 PM14 mph19 mph
S
Partly Cloudy
7:00 PM14 mph19 mph
S
Partly Cloudy
8:00 PM↘ 8:22 PM13 mph20 mph
SW
Partly Cloudy