Weather in Cherokee Falls, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cherokee Falls, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:07 AM
67
°
Overcast
Feels like
67°
Humidity
67%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Sunset
8:24 PM
Cherokee Falls, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
53°
12a
51°
1a
49°
2a
47°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
43°
6a
43°
7a
49°
8a
55°
9a
61°
10a
65°
11a
66°
12p
68°
1p
70°
2p
72°
3p
73°
4p
74°
5p
74°
6p
72°
7p
69°
8p
64°
9p
62°
10p
59°
11p
Cherokee Falls, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—89°61°
- MondayMay 18Clear—91°66°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—90°61°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast16%92°64°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Showers80%86°65°
- FridayMay 22Light Drizzle80%77°64°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle69%86°62°
Cherokee Falls, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Cherokee Falls, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
106° · veering 76°
Direction
ESE
106°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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
Cherokee Falls, SC
Air quality
71
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 17.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 5.5 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 77.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Cherokee Falls, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:20 AM
Daylight
14h 04m
Sunset
8:24 PM
Civil dusk
12:52 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Cherokee Falls, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:32 AM
- Moonset
- 12:47 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Cherokee Falls, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Cherokee Falls at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 17 (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.