Weather in Fripp Island, South Carolina
Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fripp Island, SC
Sunday, May 17 at 4:11 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
74°
Humidity
90%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Sunset
8:14 PM
Fripp Island, SC
Hour by hour · 24h
66°
12a
65°
1a
65°
2a
64°
3a
61°
4a
60°
5a
58°
6a
58°
7a
60°
8a
63°
9a
64°
10a
67°
11a
70°
12p
70°
1p
71°
2p
71°
3p
71°
4p
72°
5p
72°
6p
71°
7p
70°
8p
66°
9p
67°
10p
66°
11p
Fripp Island, SC
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Overcast—81°71°
- MondayMay 18Overcast—79°68°
- TuesdayMay 19Overcast—83°66°
- WednesdayMay 20Foggy—87°68°
- ThursdayMay 21Foggy—87°70°
- FridayMay 22Partly Cloudy18%85°70°
- SaturdayMay 23Overcast30%87°70°
Fripp Island, SC
Next 24 hours · Mild now
Fripp Island, SC
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
ESE
109° · veering 81°
Direction
ESE
109°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
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
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Fripp Island, SC
Air quality
52
AQI
Moderate
- PM 2.5
- 11.7 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 18.2 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 0.9 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 105.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
Fripp Island, SC
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:57 AM
Sunrise
6:22 AM
Daylight
13h 52m
Sunset
8:14 PM
Civil dusk
12:41 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Fripp Island, SC
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:36 AM
- Moonset
- 12:34 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
Fripp Island, SC
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses open on the Piedmont edge
insect
Fripp Island at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: March 1 (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.