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Weather in Danwood, South Carolina

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

Danwood, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 1:50 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
71°
Humidity
44%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:16 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Danwood, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
67°
9p
64°
10p
62°
11p
59°
12a
57°
1a
54°
2a
52°
3a
50°
4a
49°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
53°
8a
59°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
69°
12p
72°
1p
74°
2p
77°
3p
78°
4p
79°
5p
79°
6p
78°
7p
72°
8p
L 46°H 79°
Danwood, SC
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Overcast
    87°52°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    92°62°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Clear
    93°65°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Overcast
    92°62°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Overcast
    93°64°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    53%
    92°67°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Overcast
    77%
    84°66°
Danwood, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
153° · backing 30°
Direction
SSE
153°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
18
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 10:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 30° from the sse.
Danwood, SC
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
1016.3
0.0 mb in 3h · falling · 30.01 inHg
Now
1016.3
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
-0.2
mb
Regime · FAIR
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 10141019
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fair, steady air — a quiet anticyclone holds the sky.
Danwood, SC
Air quality
65
AQI
Moderate
PM 2.5
7.6 μg/m³
PM 10
10.4 μg/m³
NO₂
1.6 μg/m³
Ozone
97.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Danwood, 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
13h 58m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:43 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Danwood, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:28 AM
Moonset
12:36 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Danwood, 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 →

Danwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: March 12 (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 Danwood

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.