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Weather in Carlisle, South Carolina

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

Carlisle, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
70
°
Overcast
Feels like
70°
Humidity
50%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:22 PM
Carlisle, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
9p
61°
10p
58°
11p
55°
12a
53°
1a
51°
2a
49°
3a
48°
4a
46°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
50°
8a
57°
9a
62°
10a
65°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
74°
7p
70°
8p
L 43°H 76°
Carlisle, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    83°50°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    91°63°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Mostly Clear
    92°67°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°60°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    14%
    94°65°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Drizzle
    74%
    94°65°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    74%
    85°67°
Carlisle, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
163° · backing 46°
Direction
SSE
163°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
3
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 4 · pk 14 @ 10:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Carlisle, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1001.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.56 inHg
Now
1001.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-3.2
mb
24h
-0.7
mb
Regime · RAIN
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10011005
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Damp, unsettled regime — wet weather lingers nearby.
Carlisle, SC
Air quality
86
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
16.2 μg/m³
PM 10
17.7 μg/m³
NO₂
3.7 μg/m³
Ozone
103.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Carlisle, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:55 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
14h 00m
Sunset
8:22 PM
Civil dusk
12:51 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Carlisle, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:33 AM
Moonset
12:45 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Carlisle, 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 →

Carlisle at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 15 (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 Carlisle

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.