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Weather in Arial, South Carolina

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arial, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:46 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
52%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Sunset
8:27 PM
Arial, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
63°
9p
60°
10p
58°
11p
56°
12a
54°
1a
52°
2a
50°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
44°
6a
43°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
61°
10a
64°
11a
67°
12p
69°
1p
71°
2p
73°
3p
74°
4p
75°
5p
75°
6p
73°
7p
70°
8p
L 43°H 75°
Arial, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    89°61°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    10%
    88°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    87°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Drizzle
    19%
    91°63°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    68%
    88°64°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    68%
    78°62°
Arial, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 64°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
12
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 5 · pk 12 @ 11:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Arial, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.5
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 28.98 inHg
Now
981.5
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.9
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Arial, SC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
17.2 μg/m³
PM 10
18.5 μg/m³
NO₂
5.4 μg/m³
Ozone
85.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Arial, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:59 AM
Sunrise
6:26 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:27 PM
Civil dusk
12:56 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Arial, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:37 AM
Moonset
12:51 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Arial, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Arial at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of May 17, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

ZIP codes in Arial

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.