Weather in Beech Island, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beech Island, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
85%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Beech Island, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
60°
1a
59°
2a
57°
3a
55°
4a
53°
5a
52°
6a
51°
7a
56°
8a
61°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
72°
1p
75°
2p
77°
3p
79°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
79°
7p
75°
8p
71°
9p
67°
10p
64°
11p
Beech Island, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast11%93°67°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—93°69°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—93°65°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast20%94°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle52%96°69°
- FridayMay 22Overcast64%92°70°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast61%92°69°
Beech Island, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Beech Island, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SSE
155° · veering 47°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
16
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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
Beech Island, SC
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.3 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 14.6 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.6 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 85.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Beech Island, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:00 AM
Sunrise
6:25 AM
Daylight
13h 57m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:50 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Beech Island, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:39 AM
- Moonset
- 12:43 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Beech Island, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Beech Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 8 (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.