Weather in Catawba, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Catawba, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
67
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
64%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Sunset
8:21 PM
Catawba, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
55°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
47°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
44°
7a
51°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
74°
3p
75°
4p
76°
5p
76°
6p
75°
7p
71°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
Catawba, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—91°63°
- MondayMay 18Mostly Clear—93°67°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—91°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast13%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle76%91°65°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle76%81°66°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast62%86°64°
Catawba, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Catawba, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
180° · backing 31°
Direction
S
180°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
15
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Catawba, SC
Air quality
63
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 15.0 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 16.4 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 7.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 80.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Catawba, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:53 AM
Sunrise
6:18 AM
Daylight
14h 03m
Sunset
8:21 PM
Civil dusk
12:49 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Catawba, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:30 AM
- Moonset
- 12:44 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Catawba, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Catawba at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 16 (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.