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North Charleston Steel Erection

North Charleston, SC · Updated Tue, Jul 28, 8:39 AM

Current Conditions

KCHS
Heat Advisoryuntil Tue 7:15 PM
9mph

forecasted gust

6mph

observed sustained

SW
79°FMostly SunnyH: 96° · L: 79°
Observed 5:56 AM

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
97
Precip
100
Lightning
100
Temp
50

⚠Brief wind window (1 of 14 working hrs at planning threshold)

⚠Heat index 106°F > 105°F (cap: C)

7-Day Erection Grade Forecast

Tap a day for the detailed breakdown

Today's Outlook

Wind gusts in the 7–21 mph range, peak near 8 PM. Heat index reaches 106°F around 4 PM, NWS Danger zone.

Peak Forecasted Gust (10-day)

29 mph

Peak on Sun, Aug 2

Precipitation (3-Day Peak)

37%

Highest on Wed, Jul 29

Heat Index (Today Peak)

106°F

OSHA Danger — limit outdoor work

Gust Exceedance Probability

Threshold
Today
Jul 28
Peak: 23 mph
Tomorrow
Jul 29
Peak: 22 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: 24 mph
20 mphPlanning threshold
82%52%8%78%94%54%
24 mphCrane operations suspended
6%14%2%18%64%24%
35 mphAll steel erection suspended
0%2%0%0%4%4%
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 8:39 AM

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
8:00 AM↗ 6:30 AM1 mph7 mph
SW
Sunny
9:00 AM5 mph7 mph
SW
Sunny
10:00 AM7 mph7 mph
SW
Sunny
11:00 AM8 mph7 mph
SW
Mostly Sunny
12:00 PM9 mph8 mph
SW
Mostly Sunny
1:00 PM10 mph9 mph
SW
Mostly Sunny
2:00 PM12 mph11 mph
SW
Mostly Sunny
3:00 PM13 mph13 mph
SW
Mostly Sunny
4:00 PM15 mph14 mph
SW
Mostly Sunny
5:00 PM15 mph15 mph
S
Mostly Sunny
6:00 PM16 mph16 mph
S
Partly Cloudy
7:00 PM15 mph18 mph
S
Mostly Clear
8:00 PM↘ 8:22 PM14 mph21 mph
SW
Partly Cloudy