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Weather in Briarcliffe Acres, South Carolina

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

Briarcliffe Acres, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:10 AM
68
°
Overcast
Feels like
69°
Humidity
77%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Sunset
8:10 PM
Briarcliffe Acres, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
62°
12a
59°
1a
57°
2a
55°
3a
53°
4a
51°
5a
50°
6a
50°
7a
55°
8a
60°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
71°
1p
74°
2p
73°
3p
71°
4p
71°
5p
70°
6p
69°
7p
65°
8p
64°
9p
64°
10p
64°
11p
L 50°H 74°
Briarcliffe Acres, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    81°65°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    78°67°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Clear
    78°67°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Clear
    80°68°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Clear
    22%
    80°69°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    79°70°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Overcast
    36%
    80°71°
Briarcliffe Acres, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 16°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 9
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
avg 9 · pk 17 @ 2:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 16° from the s.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1018.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · falling · 30.08 inHg
Now
1018.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.8
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10181021
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC
Air quality
54
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
10.1 μg/m³
PM 10
15.8 μg/m³
NO₂
0.9 μg/m³
Ozone
106.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Briarcliffe Acres, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:47 AM
Sunrise
6:12 AM
Daylight
13h 58m
Sunset
8:10 PM
Civil dusk
12:38 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Briarcliffe Acres, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:24 AM
Moonset
12:31 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Briarcliffe Acres, 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 →

Briarcliffe Acres at a glance

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

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.