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Weather in Ashwood, South Carolina

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

Ashwood, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
71%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Ashwood, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
12a
56°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
48°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
65°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
L 46°H 78°
Ashwood, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    93°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Overcast
    93°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°62°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    10%
    93°64°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    55%
    91°67°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    70%
    84°66°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    62%
    89°65°
Ashwood, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 47°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 47° from the sse.
Ashwood, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1012.4
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.90 inHg
Now
1012.4
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-0.6
mb
Regime · CHANGE
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10121015
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Air sits at the threshold — small shifts decide the day.
Ashwood, SC
Air quality
61
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.8 μg/m³
PM 10
14.3 μg/m³
NO₂
2.4 μg/m³
Ozone
94.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Ashwood, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:52 AM
Sunrise
6:17 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:45 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Ashwood, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:30 AM
Moonset
12:39 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Ashwood, 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 →

Ashwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Ashwood

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.