Weather in Beaufort, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beaufort, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Beaufort, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
73°
9p
70°
10p
67°
11p
63°
12a
63°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
58°
5a
56°
6a
56°
7a
59°
8a
62°
9a
66°
10a
69°
11a
72°
12p
75°
1p
78°
2p
79°
3p
80°
4p
80°
5p
78°
6p
74°
7p
71°
8p
Beaufort, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Overcast—85°59°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—86°68°
- MondayMay 18Clear—86°64°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—86°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—92°67°
- ThursdayMay 21Partly Cloudy12%90°69°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy37%88°69°
Beaufort, SC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Beaufort, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
123° · veering 107°
Direction
ESE
123°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Beaufort, SC
Air quality
53
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 8.9 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.9 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 2.7 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 95.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Beaufort, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
13h 51m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:42 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Beaufort, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:37 AM
- Moonset
- 12:35 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Beaufort, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Beaufort at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 2 (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.