Weather in Chesterfield, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chesterfield, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:07 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
75°
Humidity
45%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:17 PM
Chesterfield, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
9p
61°
10p
56°
11p
54°
12a
52°
1a
50°
2a
48°
3a
46°
4a
45°
5a
44°
6a
45°
7a
52°
8a
58°
9a
63°
10a
66°
11a
69°
12p
71°
1p
73°
2p
76°
3p
77°
4p
78°
5p
78°
6p
77°
7p
73°
8p
Chesterfield, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 16Mostly Clear—87°50°
- SundayMay 17Overcast—92°62°
- MondayMay 18Clear—92°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—92°62°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast14%93°65°
- ThursdayMay 21Light Drizzle72%93°67°
- FridayMay 22Overcast73%82°66°
Chesterfield, SC
Next 24 hours · Cool now
Chesterfield, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
S
185° · backing 112°
Direction
S
185°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
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
Chesterfield, SC
Air quality
75
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.1 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 12.5 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 4.0 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 93.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Chesterfield, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:50 AM
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Daylight
14h 01m
Sunset
8:17 PM
Civil dusk
12:46 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Chesterfield, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:27 AM
- Moonset
- 12:40 AM
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Chesterfield, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Chesterfield at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 76°F — typical for the season
- 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.