Icy rain in Myrtle Beach area. Real worry freezing temps heading into work week
While the Myrtle Beach area didn’t get a large ice accumulation that was forecasted for the area earlier last week, residents will still experience freezing drizzle on Sunday and extreme cold temperatures for most of the work week.
Drivers are urged to be cautious as hazardous road conditions are expected until about noon Sunday.
The National Weather Service is calling for hazardous travel Sunday morning into the afternoon for the Myrtle Beach area and further inland such as Conway and Aynor.
That will be followed by dangerous cold through week, especially Monday night and Thursday night when single digit wind chills are possible in some areas.
Conway and the Aynor area will have the best chance of seeing some ice accumulation Sunday, especially on elevated areas, roads and trees, according to meteorologist Bob Bright with the National Weather Service in Wilmington, North Carolina.
But residents can expect temperatures to continue to climb throughout the day, which will melt any potential icy surfaces, Bright said. “By late morning, definitely should be out of the woods,” Bright said.
It may take longer to warm up further inland, such as Aynor, Bright said, predicting about noon for warmer temperatures.
Monday night is the main concern, Bright said. “It’s going to be really cold,” he said.
Inland areas of Horry County can expect temperatures in the upper teens, while it will be in the 20s along the Myrtle Beach coast. However, the wind chill is expected to be 10 to 15 degrees, Bright said.
Horry County currently remains under a winter weather advisory, but that may switch to a cold weather advisory if wind chill temps get below 15 degrees, Bright said.
“It’s going to be cold all week,” Bright said, “there’s not much relief from that.”
This story was originally published January 25, 2026 at 8:58 AM.
